I'm pre op and just wondering how long some of you were off of work. I know its going to vary, but I read the average recovery time is 2 weeks. 2 weeks is about the longest I can take off work so I'm hoping that's all I need. My job is pretty sedentary so I should be fine.

2 weeks should be enough. I took 2 weeks, I have a sedentary job as well. I was fine and had no problems with going back after two weeks.

I went back to work six days post op. I was fine. I have a desk job for the most part and I found going back to work put me on a schedule so that I was able to get all my fluids in. That was hard when I was at home and sleeping a lot!

I went back after a week. I was lucky and had an easy recovery. Like @@rp1980 said, I think it was easier to get into a routine. I also felt better each day just from moving around and getting out of the house.

I took two weeks and was ready to go back

I took 4 weeks off. Had a lot of fatigue and mental fogginess due to decreased calories. Was not sharp at all and would have been a problem at work.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm relieved to hear how quickly you guys got back to work.

I went a week. All was well.

I took 1 1/2 weeks. I'm a middle school teacher, so I made sure that we were in the middle of reading a book together, so I could sit most of the day. I found that I wasn't uncomfortable at all, but I got tired very easy. I took a nap when I came home from work every day.

I took off 3 but also had my gall bladder. After two weeks I felt well enough to go to work. But for me two weeks was the turning point.

This is good! I seen a guy on YouTube who said he was off for 7 weeks. I got nervous for a minute, but not so much anymore.

I had the ability to be off longer so I took 6 weeks off. Definately could have gone back around the two week mark but was having difficulty at work before I left so I took the extra time to really heal but also to get on a schedule - start walking - a spend some time with my young girl.

I'm off for 6 weeks also. No lifting over 10lbs. Gotta heal properly before getting back to work. Also allows time to learn what your body can tolerate when introducing different foods into your day to day routine.

I was off for one week.

I took off for 4 weeks. My job requires a lot of walking and mental readiness.

I took 2 weeks and was fine. I work in a hospital, and do direct patient care so I had to go back to light duty for 4 weeks. That was a good thing because I could not have done my regular job that soon. The first week or so off light duty (6 weeks post) was a little rough but I feel great now (8 weeks post).