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Poll: How long before you went back to work



How long until you returned to work?  

1 member has voted

  1. 1. How long until you returned to work?

    • 1 to 3 days
      11
    • one week later
      17
    • 10 days to 2 weeks later
      8
    • 2 weeks or more
      6


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Surgery on Friday - back to normal activities on Monday. I tried not to lift my son too much (he's 26 pounds) but sometimes you have to lift a 1 1/2-year-old.

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I have a desk job and I took a week off from work and then the next week was my Thanksgiving Holiday vacations I had scheduled off:smile:. I would say after 7 days you feel much better, however after about 10 days I was 100%.

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I went back in one week, but going to work today, realized that I should have taken the second week. I was banded two weeks ago today.

I have a really bad head cold that I know I got from the office, and that is making me miserable.

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I was banded on Monday and went to work (desk job) on Thursday. However, the day I was banded my dad was diagnosed with cancer and so I spent the day after surgery and the next day (until I went to work) at the hospital. I was sore but was able to keep my secret from my extended family. When they saw me moving gingerly they asked if I hurt my back. I told them I had actually just had a hiatal hernia repaired (which was true). No more questions and they still don't know.

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