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I'm going back on Tuesday, had surgery Monday 1/14...so just about a week. I'm a nurse so I'm gonna be taking it sloooooow :-)

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2 weeks off. Desk job. Sleeved 12/21. I set reminders on my calendar to remind me to drink fluids and got up and walked often.

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Had surgery Dec.10......will return to work on Jan.23.. I wanted to make certain my life was almost normal before returning.

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Had surgery Dec.10......will return to work on Jan.23.. I wanted to make certain my life was almost normal before returning.

And how fun is it going to be to walk into the office for a "big reveal"!???

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I go back tomorrow. 2 weeks. BUT, Ive been bored out of my mind. Lol. But, I tend to over do things so I know I needed to take it off.

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I'm an RN in a hospital -12 hour shifts. There is no " taking it easy" at work for me. So my Dr. recommends 6-8 weeks. Luckily it's paid by my disability insurance so I plan on taking all 8 weeks.

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I took two weeks off but I could have gone back to work (I'm a network engineer) three days after I was discharged from the hospital.

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I'm taking 5 weeks. I'm a chef and on my feet all day. Also lifting heavy pots is not an option to take the risk of hurting myself.

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I took two weeks off, I could have used more though as I was severely anemic and lost a lot of blood which slowed my strength and recovery time.

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How did that work were you okay??? When did you go in to hospital' date=' when did you leave the hospital.[/quote']

Delta girl did you do w-f and the weekend i dont want to kill all my vacation or a lot of questions at work.

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I'm in hr as well and I took 3 days off, worked from home another 3 days and then went back to work. I was pretty exhausted at the end of the day, but getting back to normal was a big help.

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I'm taking 2 weeks off. I sit at a desk all day don't wanna feel uncomfortable. Surgery schedule for 2/19

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