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Recovery times

kelley77

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Hi all,
I am interested in hearing about recovery times from band ops. I am due to have mine on 30/08 (2 weeks!!). I have yet to tell my employer. I have seen my gp and am hoping to self certificate for a week & then return. I am field based in north west & my boss is in London so I only see him once every couple of months. If I could return after a week, I can ease myself in with office days from home. The problem I have is, I have not long had a 3 week holiday in Florida. Then, my son was very poorly in hospital so I had to have a week off sick then. Now, my op has been arranged & I am amazed at how quickly it has come through. I'm not giving it up for the world. I don't have a really close relationship with my boss because of the distance etc & just can't bring myself to tell him. Thanks in advance for reading this, any advice? Kell x
 
Hi Kelley, not long to wait now :) Everyone's recovery times differ, I know of people on here who were back to work within a week, however I didn't feel back to normal for 2 weeks (but I was off over the xmas period so I could take time to recover slowly).
Make sure you take it easy in the first week and drink plenty of fluids, I imagine working from home will make it much easier. xx
 
I was off 4 weeks and am glad I had that opportunity. It's not just the recovery from surgery that takes time but at the same time your food intake is minimal. So energy levels are quite low and you may need naps during the day etc. Don't rush your body.
Good luck!
 
I went to Belgium on Monday, op Tuesday, flew home Friday, back to work Monday. No probs whatsoever. Good luck xx
 
I had 3 weeks off but I have a manual job with heavy lifting so was advised to have that long off! I was up and about feeling fina after about 10 days though x good luck xx
 
Hi Kelley

Good luck on your journey! I took a week off after my op which was just enough as I was on fairly light duties the following week :D
 
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