Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Dear Mo, As you have been hearing, everyone is different. I was not allowed to drive for 12 weeks (!) so couldn't get to work. However, physically, could have worked after about 6 and did do some work from home at that time. I sit in my job, and find sitting for long periods difficult. You need to keep getting up and down and walk around a bit. Is your work flexible? Could you work shorter days to begin with? One does get tired and you need time to do your exercises as well. When I did go back, I went in late and came home early, then built my time up and that helped. But I am a LOT older than you. What an adventure for you-it will be interesting to hear how you respond. All the very best, Eleanor What about work? Hiya hippies!! I'm going for a hip resurfacing on my right hip with Mr Treacy On 1st June!! Only 4 weeks to go! I'm so excited - I didn't realise until now it was possible to look forward to getting cut open! Anyway I'm trying to sort stuff out with my work who are fine about me having the time off. HOwever I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice about when I should tell them I'll be back. I'm a vision mixer for TV so my job basically involves sitting on my bum (on a chair!) pressing buttons, now and agian throughout the day moving to another room to sit on a different chair to press some different buttons. It's never hurried but the shifts can be quite long sometimes up to 12 hours (but if you work that long you get a lot of breaks). I also get taxis paid to and from work for me due to my arthritis. How long does it usually take before you're fit to go back to work? Obviously the answer is totally different from person to person. But if nothing was to go wrong and I was to recover at a steady rate (I'm 23 and not too out of shape so I'm hoping my recovery will be steady) when should I tell them I can be back? I'm also meant to be going on a training week on 10th July (1 month 10 days after my op) should I cancel it? It's a 1hr plane journey away, staying in a hotel. Any advice very very gratefully recieved!! Thankyou Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Cheers Eleanor Thank's for the advice! I thinks that it's definitely a good idea to build up from shorter shifts when I first go back. I'll talk to my manager about this. I'll keep you posted about how it all goes! MO xx > Dear Mo, > > As you have been hearing, everyone is different. I was not allowed to > drive for 12 weeks (!) so couldn't get to work. However, physically, > could have worked after about 6 and did do some work from home at that > time. I sit in my job, and find sitting for long periods difficult. > You need to keep getting up and down and walk around a bit. Is your > work flexible? Could you work shorter days to begin with? One does get > tired and you need time to do your exercises as well. When I did go > back, I went in late and came home early, then built my time up and that > helped. But I am a LOT older than you. > > What an adventure for you-it will be interesting to hear how you > respond. All the very best, > Eleanor > > What about work? > > Hiya hippies!! > > I'm going for a hip resurfacing on my right hip with Mr Treacy On > 1st June!! Only 4 weeks to go! I'm so excited - I didn't realise > until now it was possible to look forward to getting cut open! > > Anyway > > I'm trying to sort stuff out with my work who are fine about me > having the time off. HOwever I was wondering if anyone could give me > any advice about when I should tell them I'll be back. I'm a vision > mixer for TV so my job basically involves sitting on my bum (on a > chair!) pressing buttons, now and agian throughout the day moving to > another room to sit on a different chair to press some different > buttons. It's never hurried but the shifts can be quite long > sometimes up to 12 hours (but if you work that long you get a lot of > breaks). > I also get taxis paid to and from work for me due to my arthritis. > > How long does it usually take before you're fit to go back to work? > Obviously the answer is totally different from person to person. But > if nothing was to go wrong and I was to recover at a steady rate > (I'm 23 and not too out of shape so I'm hoping my recovery will be > steady) when should I tell them I can be back? > > I'm also meant to be going on a training week on 10th July (1 month > 10 days after my op) should I cancel it? It's a 1hr plane journey > away, staying in a hotel. > > Any advice very very gratefully recieved!! > > Thankyou > > Mo > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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