I am a Canadian nurse and work in recovery room. How long did you take off work after your surgery? I am the main breadwinner, and I don't have much sick time. Anyone applied for EI to cover this?

Thanks,

Laura

Interesting... no, I didn't, but it'd be something good to find out. It does take quite a while to get your money from EI though, you'd probably be back at work before you got it! (I just know this cause I had a boyfriend who had to take a few weeks off from work and applied for 'sickness benefits". As long as you know that, and have something to live on while you're home recovering.

Good luck :scared:

I am an ICU nurse. I hope to be banded the end of March. I am planning to take off 3 weeks, but as I work weekend-option if I plan it right taking off 6 12-hr shifts can buy me a total of 26 days off. I took 2 weeks off when I had my gallbladder out laproscopically and I felt really tired jumping back into 12 hour shifts. So, I am thinking 3 weeks would be better. Plus I might be moving on to solids by the end of the third week - so that could make things a little easier. Now if I can just get the date!