time frame for going back to work

[nancyann]

Holy Toledo Ellis (1wareagle) !!!!   You win the prize for us with facial paralysis getting back to work so quickly.
                                               I am dumbfounded !!!!! (I thought I got back to work in record time, YOU TAKE THE CAKE !!!)
All the best,  Nancy

[Captain Deb]

I'm 4 years 3 months post-op and I have yet to go back to work full time due to cluster headaches, migraines, and the accompanying depression. I was totally incapacitated for about 2 1/2 years before the headaches subsided at all, and now I'm somewhat better and can work about 1/3 time.

Capt Deb

[superrmaren]

Naps They're going to wean me off naps?   Bugman I think i'm one of the rare cases who have not gone back to work.  The reason is I have numbness in my face, throat and tongue which make teaching difficult and had some problems with Adult onset attention deficiet disorder which made me oh hmm let's see a little impulsive.  Ok, so it was a lot impulsive but honestly I didn't hit the guy I wal mart I only yelled as he wasn't handicapped and took my handicapped space.  I'm in the process of going back to school through vocational rehab to get retrained for a new career in which I don't have to speak a lot and can do from home.  I am better in the sense that I can go most days without a nap but find if I get stressed or tense I'm looking to lay down as it makes my balance and speech worse.

Hugs M

not being back in the classroom must be hard! i graduated with a teaching degree in 05 and student taught through jan 06. i have not had my first teaching job yet and am a little scared i never will! i have already been on disability and out of work from my retail management job for 7 months...we'll see!
xox

[Meagan]

I had my surgery in January and went back in May.  I was in the hospital until end of February so i am one of the odd cases where it took some time.  I told my job end of Jan i would be back, oops.

[TP]

I had my sugery on June 5, 2006 and was back to work in mid August. I had post operative complications but was ready to get back to work (sick of laying around). I work out of my house (which was great) and worked about 20 hours the first week but by the second week I was up to 50 hours a week and have gone non stop since.

Like most of us I have a stressful job - I work as a project/program manager for a large technology company. I talk on the phone all day (use a speaker phone) and multitask all day. I am tired in the evening but I find I push myself to exercise at least two days during the work week (taekwondo) and on the weekends I walk. I did hire someone to clean my house, don't like doing that anymore!!! I do work in the yard (that took about 6 months out from my initial surgery before I could bend over and stand the heat-first time I trimmed the bushes was funny, they were totally lopsided). I enjoy sleeping but don't like to rest too much - it makes me lazy. I did however, get back this past week from vacation where I rested. It was nice but the first thing I did when I got home was do some work on my computer!! Back to work on Tuesday!   

[lora]

Bugman--As you can see, I think alot has to do with WHAT you do and how what your energy level, complications etc. are after surgery.  We all reupererate at different rates.  I feel like I could take on the world if it weren't for this pesky falling down   Don't push it, if you can afford to take the time off work, enjoy the rest:  work will be there when you get back.  Thank God I have a forgiving boss as it looks like I am going back Friday for round two--how often will I get to take advantage of this leave thing?  You are in my prayers--Lora