Having my surgery in August. Not sure how long to ask off for. I do mainly office work and sit all day. What would you recommend? Thanks!

i sit at a desk and took a total of 8 days

glad for it too......gave me time to get it together and get use to my new helper.

I do desk work as well and I took a total of 6 days off. I hope this helps and good luck with your journey.

Thanks for the help. right now I have a week scheduled so that sounds about right.

Also have a desk job. I took three days off but worked from home for the next seven. If you can do a WFH, that's a good compromise.

Edited June 30, 201412 yr by gowalking

I'm an educator so I had my surgery done the Friday before Christmas break. I used one of my sick days for that day so that I could have the whole two and a half weeks to recover. It was perfect because I was well enough to go back to work.

Having my surgery in August. Not sure how long to ask off for. I do mainly office work and sit all day. What would you recommend? Thanks!

I run my own hair and beauty salon , I had a week off and then back in to a full on busy week but I was absolutely fine xx

I took two weeks off, then "light duty" for a couple of more weeks. I work in an industrial setting (climbing/lifting/etc) and have a LOT of paid sick time....so I wasn't in any hurry. I had a pretty easy recovery IMO.

Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to answer my question. I really appreciate it.

I work as a CNA so I will be taking 4-5 weeks off. I do a lot of lifting. I and another nurses aide lift patients up to 100 pounds. I love my job though. I just want to make sure I am fully healed before I return to work.

I had the surgery on a Friday and went back to work on the following Monday, I work a 9-5 job sitting at a desk with some walking between places. So I only took the one day off for the surgery.

Having my surgery in August. Not sure how long to ask off for. I do mainly office work and sit all day. What would you recommend? Thanks!

My doctor recomended two weeks,for me it was the best decision, one week post op I was still swelling good luck in you surgery day.

I took 3.5 weeks off. My surgeon suggested 2-3, so I went with 3. I'm usually a slow healer, so I wanted to make sure. My surgery was scheduled on a Thursday, so I had Thur/Fri/Sat off, Sun/Mon are my usual days off, and then the following 3 weeks off. I'm glad I took that much. I work as a 911 Dispatcher, working 8-12 hrs per shift, and it's mostly sedentary. I was no longer in any pain at the 3 week mark, having to sit in a chair, and not being lazy in a recliner LOL.

Surgery on Thursday and back to work Monday. Felt fine but was a bit more tired on Monday than usual. By Tuesday, back to normal.

For me personally, I Dont work because I'm disabled due to my heart condition but if I did at least a week. I've not heard anyone else mention this problem but my head was foggy for 2 weeks from being put to sleep. My advice is if you have more than a week take it! You are having major surgery. Whatever you decide rest and take care of yourself. Too much too soon can cause problems as well. Congratulations on your upcoming surgery and God bless!

_{So how many days did you end up taking off??}

_{I only took 2. Sounds silly now hearing how many other people took.}