This is my first post, I've been lurking for over two months, hi everyone! I took a look over at the post op boards and some of what people were saying has me second guessing the amount of time I plan on taking off.

I am a teacher and my time off is unpaid. I only planned on taking off one week. Any advice? Am I crazy?

TIA

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I would do 2 at the minimum. Lot of standing and walking being a teacher.

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I only plan on taking one week also, I sit at a desk so I'm hoping I'll be ok. Only have a week sick time and no vacation so I have no choice but to go back.

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I walked the mall after 4 days post surgery. You can sit and take its easy. ,good luck, I was 67.

I did a week without issues. Not everyone has a smooth time of it though.

We're all different but I took one week off my accounting desk job. I also own a pet sitting company, I went to work at a client's house with her dogs three hours after being released from the hospital. (I wish I could've slept at home that first week)

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@@Harsha what kind of dogs were u sitting for? I have 3 dogs that need walks and I don't know how I'm going to do it or when I will be able to again

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Four Shar Peis my client was out of state on vacation

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I have two pit bull mixes myself, they didn't get walked for like two weeks just play and run in the backyard

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My mom is a middle school teacher. She got sleeved at the beginning of her winter break three years ago. She went back when school resumed in January (nearly two weeks later), and had to go home mid-day. She threw up in front of the kids. She ended up staying home another two weeks (four weeks total).

I'm taking six weeks off of work after my surgery on Wednesday, but I have a short-term disability benefit that is letting me do that. This is a highly personal decision, but I thought I would weigh with my mom's experience in case it is helpful to you.

Best wishes!

I took 4 weeks off and wish I had stayed off 6. Everyone is so different though so just judge yourself but please don't overdo it. You will have been through major surgery, you need to give your body time to heal.

Good luck !

Kate

I'm only taking 5 days off. I will go back and sit down. If I feel it's too soon then I'll take additional days. Praying it will be ok!

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I'm an IT manager for a medium-sized company and I PROBABLY could have gone back in after a week, but I'm lucky in that I have a lot of sick days saved up. I don't HAVE to go back in until Wednesday, but I'm spending my days walking around the neighborhood and I'm f---ing bored! I'll probably go in tomorrow just to get back to normal a little quicker.

I also had a week off and had no issues , I was tired the first week or two after surgery and needed naps once I got home but not tired to the point, I couldnt function , best wishes

I am scheduled to take 2 weeks right now but if need more able to as have great short term benefits. Hope everything works out for you.

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I'm planning on having 7-10 days off including the 3 days I'll be in hospital. I'm lucky that I also have a desk job so I'm hoping everything will be ok because it's just before Christmas.

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I am a nurse consultant and I am planning to have 3 weeks off work. My surgeon said that if my job was sedentary I could go back after 1 week but it would be hard as my body would be struggling to get enough Fluid in to prevent dehydration. Most people take off 2 weeks. I'm having the extra week to allow my wounds to heal as I don't wish to put myself at risk of picking up an infection in my wounds.

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