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Take off work???? I'm new to this site so if this has been posted before sorry bout that :-) but I was wondering how long everyone took off. My surgery is May 7 and I was planing on being outta work for 4 weeks. Now I understand not everyone CAN take alotta time off but I've NEVER had surgery before so I'm nervous about that. I am also scared about getting cabin fever :-)~ I work in retail so I'm use to being around people all the time. But I do plain of making good of my time off :-)
The answer I hear most frequently is that how much time you need off work really depends on the person. My memory is getting fuzzy, but I think I was off 3 weeks and then went back part time (might have been 2 weeks and then part time). Some people have gone back 10 days later (I think that is pushing it). Some people have taken 6 weeks off. A few have complications and have been off much longer than that, even.
After the first 2 crappy weeks, the hardest thing is figuring out how to eat without getting sick. Timing meals with drinking and vitamins is tricky. Some people are just exhausted the first 6 weeks. There is usually some depression a week or 2 after most surgeries. Anesthesia will screw up your hormones and your sleep cycle.
Hope that helps! Feel free to ask away!! That's why we're here for each other. One day you will be answering this question for someone else! :)
JJ
The answer I hear most frequently is that how much time you need off work really depends on the person. My memory is getting fuzzy, but I think I was off 3 weeks and then went back part time (might have been 2 weeks and then part time). Some people have gone back 10 days later (I think that is pushing it). Some people have taken 6 weeks off. A few have complications and have been off much longer than that, even.
After the first 2 crappy weeks, the hardest thing is figuring out how to eat without getting sick. Timing meals with drinking and vitamins is tricky. Some people are just exhausted the first 6 weeks. There is usually some depression a week or 2 after most surgeries. Anesthesia will screw up your hormones and your sleep cycle.
Hope that helps! Feel free to ask away!! That's why we're here for each other. One day you will be answering this question for someone else! :)
JJ
If you can, that's for sure what I would do :)
I took six weeks off. I had insurance that covered my absence, so I was able to afford the time. I was pretty tired for the first month, and gradually found my energy returning after that. The real challenge for me in the first six weeks was developing a routine that enabled me to get in my fluids, vitamins and meds, and protein. That took some work! Once you have that down, it gets to be your new normal.
Good luck with your journey. :)