Hi guys, I’m having surgery on Thursday. What is everyone’s thoughts about when to return to work. I’m a billing manager and I spend my days at my desk punching numbers, no heavy lifting or anything. I can do some work from home but I’m still curious as to everyone’s thoughts? I know people who have taken two weeks off, some have taken a week and some went back after like five days. Please share.

LOL! I wish I had a job to go back to. I am beating the bushes looking for work opportunity.

It's hugely variable between people. I had an easy recovery and didn't miss anytime from work, but I work from home. I could have gone into an office for a desk job 2 days post op. But I'm definitely on the low end for time off, most people need more time than that.

2 hours ago, acuttita said:

Hi guys, I’m having surgery on Thursday. What is everyone’s thoughts about when to return to work. I’m a billing manager and I spend my days at my desk punching numbers, no heavy lifting or anything. I can do some work from home but I’m still curious as to everyone’s thoughts? I know people who have taken two weeks off, some have taken a week and some went back after like five days. Please share.

i am two weeks post op and today is my first day back. I also sit at a desk doing patient registration at a hospital, so no heavy lifting for me either. Honestly i could have gone back on day 4 post op, but it was nice to get a break and get on a routine with my vits, protien, water, ect.

If you have the time off and can swing it I would at least take one week off, two weeks is even better.

Some people get really nauseated and have a hard time keeping fluids and such down post op. Even at a desk job I wouldn’t want to be dehydrated, nauseated, and miserable.

I have a physical job and had full six weeks off. No regrets.

I work from home. Took off 3 days including surgery day. Very easy recovery but I wish I had just taken the week off, not because I felt bad (I did not take my pain pills) but because i was still not really focused.

seems to be the $10,000 question. Everyone asks me how long it will be before I go back to work. My canned answer is - the first week, forget it. the 2nd week, I might work from home (also a desk job) and hopefully by the 3rd week feel well enough, not only to work, but to drive a car and climb the stairs to my office. I'm lucky to have a good employer, they're fine if I work 1/2 days once I get back into the office.

Not sure what your work allows, I’m lucky and have short term disability and took 4 weeks off, should have took one more.

My job is very physical and I am already gone one week but I think I’m definitely gonna do the two weeks

I know a couple people who have had the surgery and two of the three said they could of been back to work (all had desk jobs) in under a week. I plan on taking a full week off and then depending on how I am feeling I might work from home, return to half days or return to full days.

I'm six days post op and was, telling someone earlier that I could see how people turn to work within a week of surgery because you do feel great. As for me, I'm taking three weeks off because I want to make sure my body has gotten the proper rest which allows me to heal as much as possible.

I was a manager at an insurance company. I took two weeks off, then worked from home for two weeks. I probably could have managed to take just one week off and worked one from home, if I had to. HOWEVER, having that time allowed me to feel physically well by the time I started working and also gave me the time to figure out my drinking and eating routines as well as getting to a point where I knew what to pack and how much to pack for food for work. The first few weeks are when you are learning a lot about your new routines.

Hi guys, I’m having surgery on Thursday. What is everyone’s thoughts about when to return to work. I’m a billing manager and I spend my days at my desk punching numbers, no heavy lifting or anything. I can do some work from home but I’m still curious as to everyone’s thoughts? I know people who have taken two weeks off, some have taken a week and some went back after like five days. Please share.

I had surgery on 4/23 and went back to work today working 1/2 a day today and the rest of this week. I have done fine and my job is at a desk as well.

I had surgery 4/19 and I have a desk job as well, it is a very demanding job and there is a lot of pressure as well. Doctor put me off until June 4th which is 6 weeks off.. I guess this all depends...

I had surgery 4/23 and went back to work 4/30. In hindsight, I would have taken another week. I have some left lower abdominal pain, but mostly just feeling tired and worn out.

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My surgery was 3/16 so I took off that Friday and the following Monday. I worked from home the rest of that week. I was very wiped out and should have taken more time. I did take the whole next week off which was our spring break. After the 2 weeks I was ready to go back to my desk job with no lifting over 10lbs.