Return to work in how many days?

Hi,

I wish I had found this site earlier, but I am a bit of a luddite and IT stuff not my forte.

Can folks kindly give me an idea of number of days it took to return to sedentary work ( I drive a desk!! )

I will follow the surgeons advice but am planning ahead.

Many thanks

I took 2 weeks off but wished i had gone back part time the 3rd week.

Thanks, I have two weeks booked total of 15 days ... I will heed your warning

I had off one week, if I had any longer off I would have went stir crazy. With that being said I felt great after surgery and my recovery was super smooth.

Thank you,

My surgeon recommended 4-6 weeks off, because they really want you to focus on your eating and drinking in those first few weeks. I took 5.5 and don't regret it a bit. It was a quiet time at work!

I took off 2 weeks but could have went back after about 10 days. I had no problems at all, hardly any pain so I got a little bored at home. I've only been back for a week now but it's gone just fine no problems with pain or fatigue or anything.

I took a total of 12 days off (including weekends) and I wish I would have taken 3 weeks. I was a slow healer and was in quite a bit of pain for a while. I slept in a recliner for over a month because I couldn't pull myself up from in bed. Wear loose pants if you are feeling any kind of pain. I made the mistake of wearing jeans and sitting all day and driving really put pressure on my stomach.

Ah ... the driving ........ I have plenty loos clothes and will take up driving again when I am off pain meds ... thanks for the reply

I was back to work 8 days later. I'm 30 and a dog groomer, so not a sedentary job. I did half days for the first 3 days then went back to full days, and was tired when I got home but no problems other than that.