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Actual Down time after Surgery?

I have just started the surgery clearance process. Monthly visits with my surgeon and nutritionist. I am a single mother of two children and I am the primary care giver for my grandfather who is bedridden. Since I will be unable to get him up in his wheelchair daily after the surgery, I will need to make arrangements for a daytime nurse for him. I realize everyone is different and heal at their own speeds, but I am curious what the average bounce back rate is.

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    • flower22879
      flower22879

      i would give your self 3 weeks at least

    • LisaDM
      LisaDM

      My surgeon has an 8 week lifting restriction after surgery. No lifting over 5lbs. I am a physical therapist assistant in a nursing facility, so I have to take off the whole 8 weeks. >_< I plan t

    • lambshop 74
      lambshop 74

      I'm going to be out for 6 weeks I try to go back to work after two weeks only to last one day and get admitted back to the hospital the next day.

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    I have just started the surgery clearance process. Monthly visits with my surgeon and nutritionist. I am a single mother of two children and I am the primary care giver for my grandfather who is bedridden. Since I will be unable to get him up in his wheelchair daily after the surgery' date=' I will need to make arrangements for a daytime nurse for him. I realize everyone is different and heal at their own speeds, but I am curious what the average bounce back rate is.[/quote']

    I went back to work at 3 weeks and that was pushing it. At 4 weeks, I was 100% better, mentally and physically .

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    I was out for 5 weeks. No lifting anything over 10 lbs until 4 weeks.

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