recovery time

[deniz]

hello people:) it has been a while.i have a question that has been bothering my mind a while.If I have surgery in august (1-5) meaning the first days of august will i be able to go to work in septemer the 7th? i am a lawyer so it is not a physically demanding job. what do you think

[Flan]

You'll want another couple weeks (at least 7 total) before going back to work (also to factor in is time spent dilating)

[Renate]

Things to bear in mind during recovery:

It takes a lot out of you physically. You'll want to sleep more and get naps when you can.
Dilation will take a lot of your time up and break up your day. 5 + 10 + 15 minutes adds up to a lot more than 1/2 an hour.
Sitting for long periods of time may make you antsy.
Lifting anything even moderately heavy is not allowed, you just had a double hernia surgery!

[Nigella]

You'll want another couple weeks (at least 7 total) before going back to work (also to factor in is time spent dilating)

Hi, is that 7 weeks including the surgery. I thinking of taking 2 months off work from the day before surgery. I don't get paid if I don't work so have funds enough to cover that. I could go to 3 months but don't really want to do that. My work is demanding on the legs as I'm standing all day but nothing heavy to lift.

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[milktea]

i always thought it'll be 6 mths before you can really get back to work?

[Flan]

from what I've heard and from surgeon materials, 7 weeks is the usual amount to wait after surgery to resume work. (more for weight bearing work)

My surgeon says 3 weeks with the pillow/doughnut, so doubling that to allow the suture lines to heal and swelling to reduce would be the minimum, imho.

(that and because dilation eats away at whatever time one would otherwise have for anything else, waiting until that is one less a day will make work easier because there isn't disruption to sit on plastic for 15 min)

[Ms.Behavin]

For most 6-8 weeks will be about right.  I've heard of one person going to work sooner, but for most 6-8 weeks is better.  I went to work after 6 weeks, but it was two more before I could really do a full 40 hours of work. It was months before I was back to even 80 percent, and I had a pretty quick recovery.  At least I amaized the Doctor.

Figure 10-12 weeks before moderate to heavier lifting. 

[Valerie Elizabeth]

For me, I will probably be going back to work the week after I get back from Thailand.  Granted, my job is cake.  I sit in a pretty comfy chair and either sign people in or give out rock climbing shoes.

Officially though, Dr. Suporn say's 3 months (sooner if I declare myself fit for work).


On an off topic side note, I went back to work 10 days after my FFS - two days after Dr. Zukowski released me and was totally fine.

[Renate]

I sit in a pretty comfy chair ...

Immediately post-op, there is no such thing as a "comfy chair".

YMMV

[milktea]

i just realised that 3-4mths is really about the same you take for a maternity leave..hmm maybe i should fake pregnent and then get paid leaves for srs....hahahahha....