I wanted to see if anyone had the surgery while in school? Or right beforehand? I begin nursing school January 8th, and surgery is scheduled for December 11th. I guess my question is how was recovery truly and has anyone had complications where their recovery time was extended? My surgeon requires 2 weeks off like most, but my family is just concerned about if something goes wrong will I have time to make it into classes.

I’m finishing my BSN online. I just had surgery on 11/7. I’ve been able to keep up with most my school work but I did have to get an extension on one project. My surgeon says recovery is generally 2-4 weeks so I feel I’ll be ready to go back to work after 3 weeks. I’m an ED nurse and work 12 hour overnights. You have almost a month between surgery and when you start school so you might be just fine.

I'm a PA student so I'm guessing we have similar curriculums. I had surgery over the summer (the 9th of May) and started online classes 2 weeks after with no problem. A little over one month out I was feeling very much myself. I was a little weak and easily tired, but was able to go to summer classes and returned to work (I probably could have gone back to work around 2 weeks out, but I decided to take it slow). By 2 months post op I started going to the gym, got a personal trainer, and started low intensity cardio/ strength training. 3 months post op I was able to climb a 60 foot rock wall.

When you say nursing school, is it all classroom stuff for you right now? If so, you'll have no problems. If you're doing clinicals, you'll definitely be able to do them after surgery, but I didn't find that I had the stamina for that much walking and standing until around 2 months post op. Everyone's recovery is different, but trust me: once the weight starts coming off, you'll likely have more energy than you started with

Edited November 19, 20178 yr by PAstudent

Thanks guys! Yeah for the first 4 weeks its all class then we begin clinicals as well in the beginning of febuary.

4 weeks is not enough space in my opinion if you will be in a hospital on your feet all day with paitents still on liquids/puree struggling to get your liquids in. It will be hard as it feels like a full time job and focus getting everything in. But I did my surgery over summer break. Going to class wouldn't be a problem after 2+ weeks but I'd really consider having a full 6 weeks off. If you have to be in a hospital setting. Just my opinion.