I was wondering how long you took after surgery before you were back up to full speed? I'll have 3 weeks of sick and vacation time saved up, and after that my boss is letting me do a few weeks of register duty (easy work!) I work for a small taco bell, so sitting on a stool at a register sounds like a vacation to me. What about you?

I work in a bakery and I came back after four days...mainly because I couldn't afford to be off any longer. It was way too soon. I was exhausted, and I'm still paying for it now (four months later).

bakery work is exhausting... 4 days is insane... my mom's a bakery manager at a big chain store.. and it's crazy... she has to do so much work!

anywho, sounds like you got it made in the shade fallingwhisper it is awesome that your boss is working with you & giving you an easier job for a few weeks. you should feel very lucky! not a lot of bosses are like that! one of my friends worked for a big burger chain & when he got told he had a leaking heart valve & couldn't do the heavy lifting & stuff anymore, he got canned.. they didn't wanna give him an easier job. :/ sounds like you'll just have to stick to your diet after surgery & resist temptation of all the tacos and whatnots. lol fear not, though! for the force is with you! lol (man, now i want a 7 layer burrito... good thing it's 3:40 am where i am lol)

Geez now I want a chili cheese burrito knowing my poor little tummy could never handle it (2 weeks post op here) LOL...I had my surgery on a Thursday and came back to work the following Tuesday but I have a sit down desk job so no problems there. SItting on my butt at home or at work is all the same to me Haven't had any problems at home though keeping up with my household and mommy duties. Just make sure to keep up on your protein to heal and get plenty of REST when not at work...take care of yourself to heal quickly I always push myself and 'over-do' it and then pay for it later...I've done good with this surgery not to repeat that pattern and I'm feeling really good.

Good luck to you. I am pre surgery and wondering how much time I need to take off before returning to work. I am an RN in a hospital setting and there is no light duty at my job. Any suggestions?

I went back after 2weeks. And I feel great. I work in a very busy Drs. Office.

I am lucky enough that I have no desire to eat taco bell at all! I think I've worked here so long that nothing looks good