Hi I'm a nurse in the icu and hoping/assuming I have a smooth surgery I am wondering how long it'll take before I am back to work? I do a lot of lifting and moving around at work so I wanted to hear from anyone else that was in similar situations and what I could generally expect about the timeframe of returning to work without limitations.... Thank you!

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I am an iv nurse at an oncology center and I went back after 2 weeks but I don't do any pushing and moving at all and the one time I did move a wheelchair I paid for it. I was in pain for 2 weeks and ended up in the ER . I didn't know what was wrong so be careful and follow your md advice!! Good luck

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I'm a surgical tech and went back after 2 weeks, I was still sore though. By week 4 I was good to go I didn't feel anything

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I'm a floor nurse & took off 3 weeks from work...I didn't want to "go back just because I felt OK"---I wasn't going back to direct patient care until I was 100%...

Even then, my first shift back @ work was tiring...the pushing, pulling, lifting, twisting & bending...I felt it all at the end of the day...and came home---sat on the couch and was out like a light.

Don't rush to get back to work...Do yourself the favor & courtesy of waiting until you're 100% and have your food and Fluid routine down, somewhat...because that will be a priority, right alongside work.

Take care--Hope all goes as planned for you!

I am a Lab Tech stay out 5 weeks. I was fine when i returned probably would have been good at three weeks to return to work.

I am an X-ray/ct tech. Was out two weeks and went back to lifting and pushing right away. No problems but I don't recommend it.

I used to do Echocardiograms. I thought i would be back at work in like 2 weeks. It took more like 6 weeks for me. The doctor told me no lifting for atleast 6 weeks but they wanted the lifting after that to be a gradual build up back to normal.

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A rn where I work had it done, we work on pcu. Icu step down unit. And she went back after 2 wks, she told me she wish she would have waited 3wks at least. I work as a heart monitor tech so I'm hoping to be back behind my screens in 2 wks

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I am a TCU nurse. I didn't go back for 6 weeks. Don't know if I could have physically done a 12 hour shift any sooner than that.

I am a nursing administrator and I took off four weeks and I am so glad I did. I can sit down in my office if I get tired, but I also have to respond to code clues and rapid responses so I can be busy and walk a lot.

When I went back after the four weeks I felt healed and had a little more energy. I was also able to have my food routine down and more comfortable drinking and eating. I was so glad I took the time.

I have a friend who is an RN in the ICU and she only took off three weeks and said she felt fine.

I'm a nurse practitioner, but I own my own practice and run my own patients. So I'm day 7 post op and I'm going back Monday. I'm ready. I feel great. That being said I don't pull and lift on people like I did when I was a nurse working the floors. If that were the case i would probably say 2 full weeks, same as my gall bladder.

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I am actually a registered dietitian and had my sleeve done July 1st....what a learning process!

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I am a Nurse Case Manager for an insurance company. If I worked on the unit, I'd take the full 4-6 weeks of STD/FMLA just because you can't predict your days/nights.

However, I have a office/desk job and was fine to go back after 2 weeks ALTHOUGH I took 3 weeks and will return Monday. Sleeved 7/1.

I am a nurse that works from home. My Surgery is scheduled for Aug 31st and I am only taking 1 week off. According to my doctor, I should be fine.

I'm a RN Supervisor Acute Psych hospital I was off 2 wks. we work 12hr shifts 3 days a week I was walking over 10,000 steps each shift and I felt great good luck to you:)

I'm a Credentialing analyst and I would suggest going back after 4 weeks. I don't do a lot of lifting etc but my energy level just started getting back to normal at 5 wks post op.

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