Anyone go back to work after 1 week or is 2 weeks the norm?

I agree sharon1964! My surgery will be on a Friday. Obviously taking that day & the following Monday. Going back tues & wed - then off thurs & fri for Christmas - back in full swing the week after. No way I could stay home. I work in a Drs office/hospital so, feel I will be safe even if something did go horribly wrong

It is good to hear that some are planning to go back or did go back to work at 1 week or so. I'm a counselor and adjunct professor and just got offered a cancellation date Nov 25. I would like to be able to go to my last day of class Dec 2 (a week later).

I had 4 weeks off, I didn't realise how tired I would be. I went back on week 5 and it nearly wiped me out. By week 6 all was well. It just depends on the person and the type of job they do.

I have a desk job.

Sleeved on a Saturday, home from hospital on Monday (nausea issues kept me an extra night), back at work that same week on Thursday. I worked a few hours (payroll for staff was due), then went in every day after that, leaving an hour or so early for about a week.

I would have gone nuts if I took 4 weeks off.

That is awesome. You would have been the teacher's pet for my surgeon.

He kept telling everyone all along that he discharges with minimal restrictions and fully expected us to be up and running in a few days....certainly no more than a week. He stated repeatedly that the quicker we return to normal the life the more successful we'll be.

I can see what he means with this.

Do you find yourself running out of gas at work or are you feeling like you are experiencing normal energy ?

I agree sharon1964! My surgery will be on a Friday. Obviously taking that day & the following Monday. Going back tues & wed - then off thurs & fri for Christmas - back in full swing the week after. No way I could stay home. I work in a Drs office/hospital so, feel I will be safe even if something did go horribly wrong

That does sound like a nice environment to got back to.

Enjoying the folks we work with and the interaction makes a big difference, I think, too. Positive environments are where we all want to be.

Do you find yourself running out of gas at work or are you feeling like you are experiencing normal energy ?

For about a week I would run out of gas around 3 or 4 pm, so I would go home. After that, I was fine.

Awesome new pic by the way.

My surgery is Tuesday and I plan on returning on Monday. I have a desk job that's very flexible so if I need a nap or to leave early it's not a problem. My coworker had her surgery on a Wednesday and came back on Tuesday.

My body may have other plans but hopefully I can return ASAP