time off work after surgery

Out of curiosity.....how much time is everyone taking off after surgery before heading back to work?

It all depends on what you do. I took off 3 weeks.  I am a nurse in a very busy emergency room and it was NOT LONG ENOUGH.  If you have a physical job, take off as long as they will allow.  5-6 weeks should be good.  Good luck & Happy New Year.

Thanks! I'm a nurse as well so now I have a general idea. Happy New year to you!

Hi,
I took off about 3 1/2 weeks...but I only work half time as a teacher. I found it was long enough, but I really took it easy for my first few weeks back to work. I didn't have any complications and was able to have enough energy. I also have 2 toddlers at home, so I made sure to have some help for at least 2 weeks after surgery. I was able to pick them up and carry them around, about 4 weeks out.
Some people are able to go back for a few hours after only 1-2 weeks...it all depends.
K

Thanks for the info. Congratulations on your success!

I'm thinking at least a month for me. I'm a home care nurse and while my job isn't as physical as working in a hospital it does require a lot of bending , and moving around a lot - some lifting and getting into weird positions for dressing changes. I don't have a ton of sick time banked since I had to
Use a fair bit when I broke my toe and screwed up my neck in a car accident - I figure I should have some overtime and vacation banked as well as I can always use ei if i need to.

I had complications and Dr. Vergis automatically gave me 2 mths off, I ended up having 3 because it went into summer and I work at a school. I needed the 8 weeks.

Shan

I had i think 6 weeks and back to work a back to work program which was nioce i do physical job i also had an infection and had home care coming everyday the infection started at exactly 3 weeks good luck