How long did you take off of work? I'm seriously stressed about this as I can only afford like 2 weeks..I work on a med/surg floor so it can require a lot of lifting/pulling

I'm a floor nurse on a med surg floor also, and I took off 4 weeks. because my job requires a lot of lifting on patients and running up and down the halls.

I am a floor aide, we hold up to 40 patients in a hospital. Not lifting is not an option. I explained to the dr my job, he said I will be fine in 2wk, 3wk max if I need it.

I am a floor nurse on med/surg 40 bed unit where we take 4-5 pts each and i took off 2 weeks as do others on our floor. At 2 weeks I felt very normal

I am a floor nurse on med/surg 40 bed unit where we take 4-5 pts each and i took off 2 weeks as do others on our floor. At 2 weeks I felt very normal

Thank you. I get 4-5 (never 4 lol) patients too.

I am a Labor and delivery nurse and I took off 8 week (good short disability) I feel you at least need 4 weeks girl if u are on the floor. U will not be able to lift, walk etc and feel like yourself until then. I don't know if you work 8 or 12 hour shifts, I work 12 and I did not have the energy until at least 6 weeks out. I am sorry to say this but if you can't get light duty then u could really hurt yourself and be out of a job. Keep it up but be careful!

I am a med/surg nurse and i took off

6 weeks. As much as my short term disability allowed me! I was extremely nAuseous and dehydrated so week 4 I needed to come in for iv fluids and I was on po zofran and scopalomine patches until about week 8

I am an ER nurse and took off 10 days. I could have gone back sooner. I felt great by day 3. I just took the next week as my me-week, got my hair cut, nails done, gardened, shopped, etc.

I'm a paramedic I felt I could have gone back to work after day 3 but returned to wk 1 wk after surgery

I am a floor aide on a med/surg floor and I took one month off.

I'm a pediatric nurse and I'm taking 7 weeks. My employer also has an awesome short term disability plan but I also banked away enough PTO so I could have that long. I wanted to be on regular food and have an eating routine in place before I attempted to go back. I work 12 hour night shifts and need to be 100% ready to return. I'm a week post op right now and I couldn't imagine going back next week. Just the thought makes me want to take a nap lol