Want2bthinRN

I am an RN on a busy Cardiac Floor, which means I run my butt off pretty much the entire 12 hour shift. I am wondering how long any of you RN's were off work and when you did return, how was your energy level? Were you able to hit the floor running again?

lealphachienne

I was off 3 months due to lift restrictions...not allowed to lift more than 10 lbs. Job required ability to lift 50 lbs.

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MiladyB

I work in a Burn Center so pretty high stress and it can be very busy! I was off for 4 weeks. At that point I felt ready to get back to work and didn't really have any trouble. I was tired when I would get home but not exhausted. But I also am a 8 hour shift person and part time. So I think that helped.

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Samantha2417

I'm a home health nurse so it really wasn't hard for me to go back to work since I either sit at my desk or drive alot. I'm glad that I don't work on the floor anymore because I would have had to take a lot more time off than I did. I was sooo tired after surgery. God Bless you for doing what you do!

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pricklypear

i am interested in this too. i work in the office setting now so it might be easier to get my fluid, etc in during the day as it would be otherwise... but i am still concerned. its not a sedentary job!!!
i'd be really afraid of not getting what i needed in if i did 12 hour shifts or worked the floor!

NorCalRN

Hi there,

I'm an RN, and was granted a 6 week LOA from my VERY busy Surg/Ortho floor due to lift restrictions of 25lbs. We all know moving patients in bed is more than 25lbs! Not to mention if I was walking a pt who coded or fell... BAD situation for me to be in. But anyways, I am almost 2 weeks out, and there is no way I would be able to go back now energy wise, not to mention getting in my fluids would be impossible on a busy 12 hour shift. There were plenty of nights I never even ate dinner, or peed more than once!

Side note, I actually quit my job for other reasons before surgery, and the stress relief has been astronomical. I will start looking for a new job in a couple weeks, and definitely in a different environment. Having this surgery has definitely made me realize that a hospital floor just might not be worth the money! God Bless all of you other RN's for what you do though, and congrats on your surgeries! Here's to healthier healthcare providers!

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Samantha2417

I know how you feel. Before I started doing home health, I worked the surgical floor. You have to lift way more than 10 or 25 lbs. I would have had to take off alot more time than I did if I still had to be in that mad house!

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loulou

hi, im a radiographer so it is important for me to be able to move around heavy equipment etc.
I hoped that i would be back after a month but that just wasnt realistic in the end. I went back at 8 weeks but was still extra careful.

I know its hard because everyone wants to get back to work etc but pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssseeeeeeeeee dont rush because in the long run it will be pretty bad for u.


hope this helps hun. xx

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lou

NorCalRN

I'm certainly in no rush, as now I need to find a new job.

But I am OOOBer impatient. This hanging out at home thing is getting old really fast!! lol There is no way in hell that I miss that Surg/Ortho floor though.

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Dr. Cirangle- VSG
June 30th, 2009



Highest/DOS/Current/Goal
293 / 289 / 226 /140-ish?

http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/per...-face-sun.html

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. ~Albert Einstein

lmwisern

Before I had decided to have my surgery I was a ER nurse. I got to the point that I couldn't hardly walk and ended up quiting my job. I was so upset that I couldn't work in the ER anymore. I felt that my life was coming to a early end. Finally, I took the steps to have my lap rny. I was out of work for 10 months before surgery and maybe 8 weeks after I went to work as a nurse manager at a nursing home. It's a big change but I really enjoy my residents. Here's to all of us for being happy, healthy, healthcare workers

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