“Am I Crazy to Think I Can Go Back to Work in Just 18 Days? - Houston, TX”

From what I hear if you have a desk job you may go back after 2 wks..you'll have to judge by your recovery..

I think you should be fine. I am on day 17 right now and I feel totally fine. But, everyone is different........I am a stay at home mom of 3 so I am pretty active. I am tired at the end of the day, but fine really.

I had surgery May 14 and went back two weeks later on the 27th with no problems. I have a desk job though. I am also 5'5 and now 157lbs after tummy tuck. You will be fine! Oh I am also in Houston! LOL Email me if you have any questions and good luck! mcarroll97@hotmail.com

I had my surgery May 21st and was back to work June 1st....so that is 11 days post op. I did just fine. I have to wear jeans to work, and I work 12 hour days. I began to swell a little and be uncomfortable buttoning my pants towards the end of the work day. BUT I managed and I believe you can too! No one suspected I had surgery, I was able to fit in my pre-surgery pants WITH my binder on. I looked a little fat but I didnt want to take any more time off work. You can do it girl.

Congrats on your surgery. Mine is scheduled for next Friday and so I am starting to get very nervous. How long did it take you to stand up staight?

i had my surgery last june 9 and was back to work on june 14. im a doctor and had a whole day at my clinic and even did a cs section on one of my patients on the evening. it was really stressing me out and i feel so tired. i even tried driving to work but i had difficulty in doing it. i still have my clinic daily from momn-fri 9am-4pm. bur i removed my binders beacuse my wound at the middle had a dehiscence. maybe because of my heavy workload. if you can rest at least 1-2 weeks i think its better. i had full lipoabdominoplasty with lipo of the arms and recovery is hell. i still sleep flat on my back because my sides, back and arms are still worth it. in fairness results are noted on the 2nd week post-op and i'm happy with the results except for the woun dehisence which fortunately is almost treated.