Hey all! I've seen this answered in a lot of different ways online, and different recommendations as far as how many weeks it takes to get back to work after surgery....

Here's my question: If I work in a very sedentary office job, where I self-manage my time on my projects with very little moving around, basically just sitting on my buns all day in front of a computer, how long realistically until I could come back to work? My mother had the surgery and said she felt better and was up and moving around after a few days, and I really can't take much time off of work, so I'm hoping that's the case for me. I am relatively healthy, only just barely at 40 BMI, and 32 years old. Do you guys think that if I had my surgery mid-week I could take a few days off, the weekend, and return to work the following Monday? Is that realistic? I don't know what kind of pain I'll be dealing with, or mobility issues.

What do you lovelies think? Terrible idea? Or doable, given my circumstances?

I run a home daycare and I was back on the floor and playing with the kiddos the following Monday. I also had a three day stay at the hospital because after surgery found out I was allergic to morphine, and got so sick.

I was actually wondering the same thing! I work in a very sedentary office and am sitting around all day. I am hoping to get a new position and don't want to start off on medical leave lasting more than a few weeks.

My doctor said 4 weeks for bypass

I had my surgery on a Tuesday and went back to work the next Monday. I have a desk job too. Was 34 when I had the surgery. Did just fine but was a little tired the first few days. The part that was difficult for me was I still had pain in my back/shoulders from the gas they pump into your abdomen during surgery so I just got up and walked around a lot. I kept my protein shake on my desk all day and sipped on it every 15 minutes. No one had a clue anything was different. It worked out well for me.

thanks, so good to hear what others go thru. So I had my bypass last wed 2/10, and now I go to work teaching high school this monday. Thank god I had a very smooth, complication free surgery with very little pain if at all (more just uncomfortable) and no gas problems that I noticed. Now I'm in my 60s and I'll have had 11 days to recuperate. My guess is that I'll be incredibly exhausted come Monday afternoon; instead of staying till 4pm ish I'll probably go right home and collapse. Wish me luck!! And all my hope of luck for you all as well!!!