how long...how long...

khaley · November 11, 2007

:help:I work in route sales and am having surgery on 11/30/07.

I work in and out of the back of a truck with a dolly and was wondering if anybody has a job similar to this? If so, how long did you have to be off of work? Were you able to go back to full duty?

Thanks!

Kim

make33 · November 11, 2007

This may be of no use to you, Kim, since I work in an office--but when I went back to work, my weight limit was 10# for two weeks--and that was at almost three weeks post-op.

I was just permitted to return to Curves at 4 weeks post op, and I'll go back to the YMCA at 6 weeks post-op.

If you ask your surgeon, he should be able to tell you when--and it will probably depend on just what you are carrying on that dolly...

socaldixiegal · November 13, 2007

one thing I learned from my doctor at my 2 week meeting is that even after the skin heals, the muscle that they poke through is still healing. If you overdo - you can cause these holes to stretch and possibly cause hernias.

I was told the same no more than 10 lbs until at least 2 weeks, then more of 4 - 6 weeks for everything to fully heal and you're really back to full activity.