How long before you returned to work?

What's the total time for recovery?

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Everyone is different, but I think the average time off from work is a week. I took a week and a half because I could, and then took it easy the rest of the week. By the third week everything was 100% perfectly fine.. Some people go back to work a few days later and are fine though, so everyone's diff!

Had my surgery on Friday, returned to work on Tueday. Today! Not too bad. I stopped taking my pain meds on Monday. The side effects were worse than the pain. Work took my mind off things, and made the day fly by.

A large number of people, including myself, said the BIG turnaround was day 5. I woke up a human being on Day 5. That was the day before I went back to work. I felt good physically, but I wouldn't have wanted to run any marathons. You do tend to tire a lot easier for the first few weeks after surgery.

I took a week off but didn't need it and worked half-days form day 3 post-op. I felt 80% on day 5, but it took a full 6 weeks for me to feel 100%. Though I was completely functional during that time, I was TIRED. I required a lot more sleep (maybe 9 hours rather than my usual 7) for at least a month post-op.

Good luck! BTW, it was TOTALLY worth it.