How many days off from work do you need after surgery?

Surgery: 10/18/2012

My surgery was 8/16 and i am taking 4 weeks off. I work down on the docks and do alot of lifting, so my doctor wants to make sure i am fully healed.

How many days off from work do you need after surgery?

Surgery: 10/18/2012

I only took a week and a half. Surgery on 8/1 and went back 8/13. Depends on what you do.

I physically only needed the day of and day after off. However, you really really have to focus on getting in your water/liquids, ie 1oz every 12 mins. I ended up taking a week just to get to the point where I was cleared to drink like normal.

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I agree. You dont really need much time off but then again, depends what you do for work amd also everyone heals differently. I just took the whole following week off because i could.. i mean why not, free vacation time... lol

@jayt I agreed surgery 12/3 Im taking 3 weeks

I took 4 weeks off. I have a desk job - very cerebral but not much activity.

I went back to work on a Tuesday. I probably could have gone back the Thursday before, but I really couldn't comfortably make it through a day until then. Not due to pain, but rather the fatigue and the way it made me feel. So I guess I took 4 weeks, needed 3.5.