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[bellabeans 74]

How fast did you return to work ? I am not telling anyone at my job . Not embarrassed in any way at all . I just don't feel it's anyone's business . My support system is at home . My plan is to NOT request time off of work and just call and say I had appendicitis or something and take off 2 weeks. Would that be enough time ??

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[KindaFamiliar 3,867]

I have a desk job...

I had the op on Wed...

Left hospital Saturday...

Had zero complications...

Could have comfortable returned to work on the Monday...

However...

I do have a high pain threshold...

So that MAY have had some bearing...

Also, I took the following week of 'just in case'...

[bellabeans 74]

That's great , sounds like you did really well . How much have you lost so far

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[ilovevsg~susie 17]

I took one week off, I am two weeks post op today. Feeling great!

[GSleeve822 394]

I have a desk job, went back after 1 week of recovery. you'll be fine. you better research up on appendicitis tho cuz it's pretty common and people know the signs lol! I didn't tell anyone at work either.

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[KindaFamiliar 3,867]

@@bellabeans

Approx 70% of my way to goal after 13 months...

That puts a better perspective on it than giving you the actual numbers, which are somewhat misleading...

[Romi 17]

Just hope you don't get appendicitis in the future. Then they'll question you

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[Tssiemer1 549]

I mean, the job can't ask why you're taking off work. Just say medical reason, that's all they need to know. I don't even know if you have to say medical reason.

[koddie 44]

I don't intend to tell anyone at work. I took off a week. I have a job that doesn't require anything but sitting behind a desk.

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[jane13 2,256]

@@ilovevsg~susie - awesome< welcome to the losers bench and Happy Re-Birthday!

[ilovevsg~susie 17]

Thanks Jane13, it been my best birthday yet!!

[Christinamo7 4,041]

I have a desk job. I ended up needing 1 week, and then for the next 3 weeks I worked 6 hour days while I recovered.

If possible I would ask for FMLA. HR will know what's going on but they are not allowed to talk about it to anyone. Your manager would only know that you have FMLA, not the reason. The coworkers shouldn't know anything.

This way if you were to be one of those who had some complication or slow recovery your job is safe and you are protected.