Question:
How long will I have to wait before returning to school?

I am A nursing student. I am scheduled for surgery on 4/12/00. I won't be doing any lifting. How soon can I return to school. I would like to miss a little as possible. ( My surgery is just before spring break ) Harriet Peoples    — Harriet P. (posted on March 16, 2000)

March 16, 2000
Hi Harriet: It depends on what you have done, and how you tolerate it. Everyone is different. Email me if you want to talk. Jaye Carl, RN, open proximal RNY 7-29-99, 95 pounds gone forever!
   — Jaye C.

March 16, 2000
I took off about 5 weeks, but I think I took longer than normal to recover. Good luck!
   — Elizabeth W.

March 16, 2000
Harriet, it differs with the individual. I've seen many here with desk jobs return after 3 weeks since they had no complications. As a student, I would think it depends on if you have to walk long distances across campus, stairs to climb, lifting - physically strenuous things. If you speak to your professors, they may be willing to work with you with some independent study during your recovery. If you have no complications and are eager to get back to your studies, have your surgeon give you a limited release specifying what you can and cannot do - kind of like a temporarily disabled statement. If you are at a public institution, you should have the equivalent of an Office of Disability Services - they can help you with accomodations. If not, check with your office of Student Services or its equivalent. Good luck!
   — [Deactivated Member]

February 23, 2002
My surgeon let me go back to work after 2 weeks. I am an assistant principal in a middle school so it is not a desk job.
   — Margaret F.