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Good morning,

I am new to this forum. I will have my surgery on 9/7/2011 - I am super excited but nervous at the same time. I have requested time off from work. But My HR department asked me how many days i think I will be out on sick leave. I told them that I dependint on the Doctor's orders, probably it will be between 7 to10 days out. I was planning to go back to work on 9/26. Is this enough time?? i want to make sure I give them the reasonable time, but also, I want to make sure I feel well enough to work.

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7 to 10 days may be enough for you. Everyone responds to the surgery, anest. differently and it depends on the type of job you have--active vs. sedentary. I have taken 4 weeks (partly because I needed to use up some leave) but could have returned at 10 days as I wasn't in much discomfort. The only issue I would have had would have been eating, which I would have been on the pureed stage at that point.

If you plan really well and are not in any pain or having discomfort, you should be fine returning to work by 9/26.

Good luck!

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Thanks! I think it will be fine. I am little concerned because I have kiddos at home. but I will try to rest as much as I can.

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My doctor told me to plan on 4 to 6 weeks at home to get used to my new lifestyle. I'm at four weeks today with my four week follow up appointment on Friday. At that time we will determine if I need any additional time off. Physically, I felt that I could hvae gone back to work a week or two after surgery, but my surgeon thought it was too soon.

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I had my surgery Tuesday 8/9/2011 and I went back to work on Monday 8/15/2011. I work as a nurse at a busy clinic and I have felt just fine! Actually getting up and doing things helps me feel better. :-)

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I'm like Nurselisa - I had surgery 8/10 and my first day working (from home) was 8/15. I got so restless and stir-crazy at home, I went back to the office yesterday and everything went great. It is a little harder to follow my 'schedule' so I printed it out and kept it close to my PC at work so I could make sure I was on track.

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Everyone is different, but I would take as much time as you can, especially with kids AND a job. You generally can go back to work sooner if you feel up to it. I'm sure the company would appreciate that, but I would reserve as much as you can just in case you have a rocky first two or three weeks. This is fairly serious surgery, and I think that most people rush it. Good luck.

Good morning,

I am new to this forum. I will have my surgery on 9/7/2011 - I am super excited but nervous at the same time. I have requested time off from work. But My HR department asked me how many days i think I will be out on sick leave. I told them that I dependint on the Doctor's orders, probably it will be between 7 to10 days out. I was planning to go back to work on 9/26. Is this enough time?? i want to make sure I give them the reasonable time, but also, I want to make sure I feel well enough to work.

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I took 4 weeks off. My doctor said that having this surgery is like hitting "the control, alt, delete" button on my body. I am amazed about how many people go back so quickly. I could have gone back at 3 weeks, but I'm glad I was on regular foods by the time I went back. It takes so much effort to remember to track your fluids, there is NO WAY I could have concentrated on work. Plus I also had to get 2 kids up and off to school. Take as much time as you can, you can ALWAYS go back earlier. Good Luc,

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I took 4 weeks off. My doctor said that having this surgery is like hitting "the control, alt, delete" button on my body. I am amazed about how many people go back so quickly. I could have gone back at 3 weeks, but I'm glad I was on regular foods by the time I went back. It takes so much effort to remember to track your fluids, there is NO WAY I could have concentrated on work. Plus I also had to get 2 kids up and off to school. Take as much time as you can, you can ALWAYS go back earlier. Good Luc,

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