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AshleyinOnederland    15

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Im hoping ill be ok i stock and order convenience stores. Which no heavy boxes just lot of bending and kneeling and walking and in and out of my car at least 12 to 15 times a day.

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I'm 5 days post op and bending is rough. It's doesn't hurt really bad but enough to say I shouldn't be bending. Also, I've been walking a lot the past few days. I went grocery shopping etc, but each day after about 2 hours of being out, I needed to come back home and lay down. I believe by day 7, I'll be really close to normal

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AshleyinOnederland    15

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I'm a teacher and also work from home. I'm on vacation from the first till February 22 (and if I wasn't I would get a month paid leave). My surgery was last Tuesday and I plan to start working from home again tomorrow. I can rest if I need to and whenever I need to.

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I am still hoping to be able to work next Monday after having the procedure Friday. I know it sounds optimistic but if it's not any worse than my gallbladder surgery I am hopeful

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I would at least take 5-7 days off. I had surgery wed 1-18 and was supposed to go back to work tomorrow and I just can't do it. Hard to explain but I just don't think I can be anywhere for 8 hours

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georgiemomma8    3

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I had surgery 1/11/17. I went back to work on Tuesday 1/17/17. Office job, but I walk around alot. As long as your surgeon cleats you, I don't see why not. I feel great...

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Charisma    10

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I had surgery 1/11/17. I went back to work on Tuesday 1/17/17. Office job, but I walk around alot. As long as your surgeon cleats you, I don't see why not. I feel great...

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Was the recovery about what you expected in terms of pain, nausea and light-headedness?

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georgiemomma8    3

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I wasn't in any pain really, and I wasn't nauseous because I wasn't eating, only Water and the Cytosport Protein Water. I just took it easy, walked around every couple hours. Just do band or lift anything. I think it helped me, because laying in bed for 4 days was getting to me.

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Samara1974    116

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I have a desk job and was physically exhausted returning to work 2 weeks after surgery. I also thought I did a great job ( I process payroll) I made big mistakes luckily I paid everyone correctly but it wasn't done right and I had to redo my reports and fix bill payment checks. Everyone is different, but I would be careful.

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cakeface    4

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I'm on week 4 of 8 weeks out because I do a lot of heavy lifting. I couldn't imagine going back to an active job after a week, I wasn't even feeling well enough to bend until after the 2nd week. Good luck to you.

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lore    88

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I took one week off, but I'm in an office all day. One week was perfect for me, but I did have low energy until week 3 or so.

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stephkay    4

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I took off 3 days after surgery and I was fine. I have a desk job but walk a lot on construction sites. Dr told me 2 weeks but I was fine after a few days.

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Charisma    10

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I took off 3 days after surgery and I was fine. I have a desk job but walk a lot on construction sites. Dr told me 2 weeks but I was fine after a few days.

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And how are you doing post-surgery? Glad you did it?

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nrmommy    3

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I had surgery 6 days ago, and I'm heading back to work tomrw. I'm a hair dresser so hopefully I can take it easy. I am in alittle bit of pain, and still dizzy and nauseas, but people are bugging me to have their hair done. I also am a single mom of two, and those damn kids didn't even let me rest! Story of my life. I can do this!

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twin85    6

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I had my surgery on a Friday and I feel that I would have been able to go back to work on Monday.. I don't because I had everyone telling me to take time off.. if I didn't have that I would have been back at work.. I am a teacher so my mobility is pretty flexible. My surgery and recovery went exceptionally well ( that's what they told me).. you might want to see how your surgery goes though.. but if you take the week off Friday to following Monday is 10 days not including the surgery day.. if you are in the same boat I was in.. its enough days

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