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Is 2.5 weeks enough time after tummy tuck to return to work?

Mommasince2012Jan 14, 2016
I'm a physical therapist who works in a nursing home. I have to help patients out of bed, push wheelchairs, and help them up out of wheelchairs. Is 2.5 weeks enough time to recover before returning to my job?

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