Amount of time off work for an appendix operation?

[Mag1calTrev0r]

A 'colleague' of mine recently had his appendix out and was off work initially for 2 weeks, he's now extended this for another 2 weeks. Is this normal? He's normally quite work shy so we just think he's taking the piss.

He's got a desk job so no strenuous work.

How long does it normally take for 'normal' recovery?

[tonyvid]

We had a normally good attendance woman off for 6 weeks so not that unusual I think.

[Busamav]

It is taking the pi$$


I had the op some 25 years ago , taken in on a Friday and was back in the office Monday week.

Admittedly I was contract at the time , contract guys are much tougher and healthier than permos

[308mate]

Piss-take.

I was flown out of a minesite by the royal flying doctor for appendicitis.

Was back on my feet and walking around the next day.*






* not because Im tough, but because I didnt actually have my appendix out. I had whats called a fecolith - dont even ask

[Mag1calTrev0r]

308mate said:

whats called a fecolith - dont even ask [/small]

I googled it .....

[ph1l5]

I think I was out of action for 2 weeks. But the worst was, I had it taken out in hayfever season when I sneezed it makes a right mess down there !

[off_again]

Had mine out in 2005 and I managed being off work for a week. Got bored and went back doing some light work. After two weeks I was fighting fit and raring to go.....

4 weeks my arse....

[Mag1calTrev0r]

Coincidently he had a weeks holiday booked during week 4 ... no longer needed.

Workshy barsteward!

[tonyvid]

I take it back!! Where is that workshy bh?

[roboxm3]

I had mine out while still at school and the doc told me to have 6 weeks off! I thought, until I actually had a week at home on my own, pre-internet days I might add, got bored stless and went back to school.

Mine was particularly inflamed and they had to cut right through the stomach muscle (above waistline). Even still, 2 weeks and I was perfectly alright walking about. IMO the case in the OP is milking it!!

[Mag1calTrev0r]

He does have a history of dodging work!

[coolcatmaz]

my ex had a ruptured appendix, spent 4 days in hospital and then had 2 weeks at home, though he did work from home during that time.

[interloper]

When I had mine out I was out of action for three or four days. To be honest when I woke up after the op I thought I was fine but when I tried to walk down the ward to the loo I realised that I really needed to wait for the wound to heal up! The pain was excruciating!

More than a week is a bit much and more than likely a case of swinging the lead.

[Daschund]

Mag1calTrev0r said:

He does have a history of dodging work!

Dodging work is all he knows. I am not supprised that he is trying to milk his time off.

[eldar]

off_again said:

Had mine out in 2005 and I managed being off work for a week. Got bored and went back doing some light work. After two weeks I was fighting fit and raring to go.....

4 weeks my arse....

Had mine out 30 years ago. Off for a week, took it easy for another week. And that was manual work...

[KingRichard]

My mum's just had hers out, literally today. She'll be home tomorrow and they reckon back to normal in about a week.

Sack him

[trooperiziz]

I was only about 8 at the time, but I'm sure my recovery time was around 2 weeks.

I do have a bloody great long scar though as it wasn't where they expected and the bd just kept cutting further ansd further up till he found it!

[stevenM]

got mine out a few years back at 25 iirc. told to take 2 weeks off work. went back 24hrs later - depends on what you do obviously, desk job - okay, but walking around/driving is tough enough so no physical stuff.

[jbudgie]

They are not all the same.
Mine had turned gangrenous ,I was in hospital for two weeks and and it took three months before i was back to full fitness again.