To the working RNYs

I am just curious of the time to be out of work. Does your Dr. determine how long you need to be out of work, or do you?

The reason I am curious I will be on FMLA and just want to make sure so that I get paid for the time i am out after surgery.

Thanks

My surgeon did give me a window of 2 weeks at least at the bare minimum he said. But 3 to 4 weeks would be much better he said. I took the 3 weeks and was very glad I did. No way I would have ready before then. Even then it was slow going and exhausted half way through the day. Good luck with your surgery :)

Thank you!

So much depends on how you feel and the kind of job you do. I could have gone back after a week but happy I had two weeks. Not only to get rested up, feeling better but also to adjust to the surgeon's plan. Coordinating eating, drinking fluids and taking meds at the right times does take getting used to. Hard to do if you are thinking about work and not the routine.

It also depends on your employer regarding getting paid. i work for a huge company that uses another company for the STD benefit. They gave me 4 weeks for which i was grateful. i could not have gone back earlier. i just got a note from the doc that matched my return date of STD.

good luck

That is good news. The reason I am asking is that I have a sit down job as well, but I am a chat agent and if I need to get up to eat or get sick I cannot just end the chat and get up to do what I need to. I get a break every 2 hours and I am afraid that would not be enough time to do what I need to do. We cannot have food at our desks except for clear liquids to drink.

The main problem post-op will be staying hydrated; if you have the option of keeping liquids at your work area that shouldn't be a problem. The time spans for breaks, etc., should be ok, and I'm sure if you discuss your post-op needs with your supervisor if there's an emergency you should be OK.

Take as much time post-op as you can get. Your first weeks are going to be learning how to deal with your new lifestyle. Oh, and "Nap As Needed" was something I really needed.

I am a phone rep so I get what you are saying. My doctor gave me a note saying I needed to get up and walk 5 minutes every hour. I also did not try any new foods at work!!(learned that the hard way!) I pretty much just at the same thing every day and that worked for me. I went back after 2 weeks

I was fine with 2 weeks.

I have a desk job, and I took 2 weeks off. I used vacation time.