Question:
WHAN DO YOU RETURN TO WORK?

I AM AN ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLER AND I WAS WONDERING THE MINIMUM AND MAX FOR TIME OUT OF WORK? THANKS.    — Shelly G. (posted on July 20, 2003)

July 20, 2003
I have heard of people coming back after 2 weeks(desk job)I was blessed.My employer let me take 6 weeks off. It really helped me develop the habits I needed to be sucessful.I am now at 11 months and 200+ lbs. lighter.Good luck
   — Ernie G.

July 20, 2003
If you have laproscopic you should be fine to go back to work after two weeks. No heavy lifting until 6 weeks out. I've had several friends that went back after 2 weeks. I've heard open takes longer.
   — Yvonne G.

July 20, 2003
I have a desk job that requires that I be up and around quite a bit and I went back after 2 weeks with no problem. Don't know about how strenuous your work is.
   — Patty_Butler

July 20, 2003
I teach an active specila ed. class and went back after 3 weeks. I was tired at night for the first week or so but I was ok.
   — Fixnmyself

July 20, 2003
I'm an inspector of electronic circuit boards and I stayed home for 5 weeks. But, I am also considerably older than you at 47. My surgeon let us decide when we were ready to go back. My friend went back after 2 weeks. She was pretty wiped out, but she made it.
   — joeandteri

July 21, 2003
I'm 44 years old, had lap RNY and went back to work 11 days after surgery (I could have gone back a day or two sooner, but it was a weekend). I have a desk job, but do move around quite a bit during the day. The first day back I worked 6 hours, the second day 7 hours, then full-time. I was tired, but not exhausted, when I got home.
   — Vespa R.