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english_girl · 06-17-2008, 09:57 AM

Just trying to work out how much recovery time I need to book off...
Am hoping to get overs, but haven't decided for definite yet.
Thanks x

Xiola · 06-17-2008, 10:08 AM

It all varies SO much. Better to take it easy than be sorry though so as much time as you can possibly take it probably best. I'd give it at least a week but it depends on the type of work you do and how you get there, etc. After a few weeks you typically feel a lot more normal but those first few can be a bit tender.

Even though I didn't need to take time off (I only work very part time and I do that from home) I was the vote for "I had overs and had longer than 2 weeks off" because I had complications, one right after another, which kept resetting the healing clock. I was rather bad shape for almost 2 months. It was a friggin nightmare but my case is very very unusual. (I had two massive hematomas. one at 11 days post-op, one 21 days after that because the first one was not sorted out properly)
However, this is one reason I was happy with aftercare of Transform. Those two emergency surgeries and overnight stays were completely covered. I didn't pay a penny. And now, because of those stupid hematomas, I need a re-do because of the pocket damage it created and that too is covered.

Anyway, my story is not typical but plan for the worst, hope for the best.

Boobs-a-Bouncin · 06-17-2008, 01:13 PM

I took a lot of time off so I didn't vote b/c I could have worked earlier (the time off was a reward for something). I had unders and feel I could have returned to work about 5-7 days after with no problem. If you have a physical job though that prob. wouldn't work. Like Xiola said though it's really hard to predict b/c though a complication is unlikely we all still react differently to the recovery process. I wish you luck.

hw9907 · 06-17-2008, 01:54 PM

If you get overs you I don't think you will need more than 1 week. I got unders and I was back to work on day 5. It also depends on what kind of job and how fast you've healed in the past, ex: I had a c-section and I was picking up my baby on day 3 without any pain. I took 1 week off but went back 1 day early and felt fine. Good luck!

Xiola · 06-17-2008, 02:29 PM

LOL. getting overs doesn't mean it's a breeze either though. I'm not a complete wimp but found it rather painful. No doubt unders are worse but sometimes I get annoyed at the implication that overs are somehow "easy".

Everyone is different though so be sure you've got plenty of 'just in case' time.

Littlewitch X · 06-17-2008, 02:38 PM

Well, mine's unders but my recovery was a piece of cake. Although some minor Post OP discomforts, I was OK working in the office 1 week post

Nikki · 06-18-2008, 01:10 AM

It really depends on what kind of work you do. I had my first ba on a friday and could've gone back to work (office job) on monday without a problem. A friend of mine works for the California Dept. of Transportation, and she has a physical job, and she went back at 5 days post-op. She took a doctor's note saying that she was to be on light duty for 4 or 6 weeks.

caligrrl · 06-18-2008, 01:12 AM

I was off 10 days, but I also had mastopexy(breast lift).

Wild Child · 06-19-2008, 12:57 PM

I wernt with unders. I could of gone back in three days, but I aready took the whole week off, so I just tried to enjoy the time off.

Fauho · 06-19-2008, 02:13 PM

I have unders and voted 1 week, but I feel I should explain!
I had them on a Monday- late evening (around 8pm) went home tuesday morning.
I was back at work the following Tuesday (due toa Bank Holiday Monday- I'm in the UK).
Usually my job is quite manual (lifting clients, using equipment, and lots of driving) but that first week back I'd arranged a paperwork few days. I didn't go back to 'normal' work until the Thursday (including driving- I have a 10 year old hatchback with no Power Steering!).

If If I had an office job it would have been dandy- I felt ok in myself after about 5 days (cloudy head gone and constant thinking about boobs! lol) but its the arm thing....

Hope that helped!
x

norcalbabe · 06-19-2008, 02:22 PM

my BA was on a Fri and i started working again the following Wed but i worked remote (from home). i voted 2wks or earlier b/c i didn't go back to the office until 13 days PO. there's no way i could've returned to the office any sooner.

Ina · 06-24-2008, 09:59 AM

I took 3,5 weeks off with overs, but I was a stripper so I needed to look 100% and be able to dance.

lennie · 06-25-2008, 01:48 AM

I teach so I was out for the summer!!!!!

Alaria · 07-02-2008, 03:05 AM

Well I voted the last but honestly its because I work at a school so I am off for the summer. I could've gone back to work at day 4 or 5 comfortably. HTH

emmalee · 07-05-2008, 09:35 PM

I have overs and went back to work on day 3. I have a desk job and I was tired the first couple of days but it wasn't anything that I couldn't manage.

View Poll Results: How long before you went back to work?
I had overs: was back to work at one week or earlier	3	6.98%
I had overs: was back to work at two weeks or earlier	0	0%
I had overs: took longer than two weeks off	5	11.63%
I had unders: was back to work at one week or earlier	18	41.86%
I had unders: was back to work at two weeks or earlier	11	25.58%
I had unders: took longer than two weeks off	6	13.95%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

06-17-2008, 09:57 AM	#1
english_girl Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 87 My Mood: Thanks: 113 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	Time taken to go back to work, with overs or unders Just trying to work out how much recovery time I need to book off... Am hoping to get overs, but haven't decided for definite yet. Thanks x __________________ Age: 23 Pre BA: 36A/B Post BA: measuring 36DD, fitting in 36D bras, feel I look C to D Implants: textured silicone, 300 overs Date of BA: 17 August Height: 5 foot 6.5 Weight: Hovers around 11 stone! Rib cage: 31

06-17-2008, 10:08 AM	#2
Xiola _______ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,411 Thanks: 774 Thanked 1,044 Times in 870 Posts	It all varies SO much. Better to take it easy than be sorry though so as much time as you can possibly take it probably best. I'd give it at least a week but it depends on the type of work you do and how you get there, etc. After a few weeks you typically feel a lot more normal but those first few can be a bit tender. Even though I didn't need to take time off (I only work very part time and I do that from home) I was the vote for "I had overs and had longer than 2 weeks off" because I had complications, one right after another, which kept resetting the healing clock. I was rather bad shape for almost 2 months. It was a friggin nightmare but my case is very very unusual. (I had two massive hematomas. one at 11 days post-op, one 21 days after that because the first one was not sorted out properly) However, this is one reason I was happy with aftercare of Transform. Those two emergency surgeries and overnight stays were completely covered. I didn't pay a penny. And now, because of those stupid hematomas, I need a re-do because of the pocket damage it created and that too is covered. Anyway, my story is not typical but plan for the worst, hope for the best. __________________

06-17-2008, 01:13 PM	#3
Boobs-a-Bouncin Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York Posts: 909 My Mood: Thanks: 640 Thanked 358 Times in 311 Posts	I took a lot of time off so I didn't vote b/c I could have worked earlier (the time off was a reward for something). I had unders and feel I could have returned to work about 5-7 days after with no problem. If you have a physical job though that prob. wouldn't work. Like Xiola said though it's really hard to predict b/c though a complication is unlikely we all still react differently to the recovery process. I wish you luck. __________________ www.justbreastimplants.com/Andreasen/ Andi 5'2" 120 lbs. 29"RC BA 7/11/07 375 filled to 400cc Saline Mod+/Round/Smooth/Complete Unders/Areola Pre 34A/32B Post 34DD (JBI chart= 34FullC/D) 37"-27"-37" Married (no children)

06-17-2008, 01:54 PM	#4
hw9907 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: monterey california Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	If you get overs you I don't think you will need more than 1 week. I got unders and I was back to work on day 5. It also depends on what kind of job and how fast you've healed in the past, ex: I had a c-section and I was picking up my baby on day 3 without any pain. I took 1 week off but went back 1 day early and felt fine. Good luck! __________________ Mother of 2 5'3" 136lbs Pre 36 Full B small C Post 36 Mid DD so far 500cc's saline, under

06-17-2008, 02:29 PM	#5
Xiola _______ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,411 Thanks: 774 Thanked 1,044 Times in 870 Posts	LOL. getting overs doesn't mean it's a breeze either though. I'm not a complete wimp but found it rather painful. No doubt unders are worse but sometimes I get annoyed at the implication that overs are somehow "easy". Everyone is different though so be sure you've got plenty of 'just in case' time. __________________

06-17-2008, 02:38 PM	#6
Littlewitch X 6 years & still counting Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Alohaland Posts: 607 My Mood: Thanks: 152 Thanked 174 Times in 153 Posts	Well, mine's unders but my recovery was a piece of cake. Although some minor Post OP discomforts, I was OK working in the office 1 week post __________________ 5'1" 102lb(at the time of surgery) 34A to 34D - 315cc(L) 300cc(R) Mentor Saline Round Smooth HP Transax - Under June 7, 2002 www.justbreastimplants.com/DeWire/

06-18-2008, 01:10 AM	#7
Nikki Ivy says there ARE no gray areas. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Milky Way Posts: 3,224 My Mood: Thanks: 2,419 Thanked 1,813 Times in 954 Posts	It really depends on what kind of work you do. I had my first ba on a friday and could've gone back to work (office job) on monday without a problem. A friend of mine works for the California Dept. of Transportation, and she has a physical job, and she went back at 5 days post-op. She took a doctor's note saying that she was to be on light duty for 4 or 6 weeks. __________________ www.justbreastimplants.com/DeWire/ Dr. DeWire - Glen Allen, VA Click here and then click on the purple button to donate food and care to homeless animals. It costs nothing to donate - just the click of your mouse.

06-18-2008, 01:12 AM	#8
caligrrl I walk to save lives! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 183 Thanks: 11 Thanked 87 Times in 80 Posts	I was off 10 days, but I also had mastopexy(breast lift).

06-19-2008, 12:57 PM	#9
Wild Child Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 277 Thanks: 118 Thanked 75 Times in 61 Posts	I wernt with unders. I could of gone back in three days, but I aready took the whole week off, so I just tried to enjoy the time off.

06-19-2008, 02:13 PM	#10
Fauho Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48 Thanks: 2 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts	I have unders and voted 1 week, but I feel I should explain! I had them on a Monday- late evening (around 8pm) went home tuesday morning. I was back at work the following Tuesday (due toa Bank Holiday Monday- I'm in the UK). Usually my job is quite manual (lifting clients, using equipment, and lots of driving) but that first week back I'd arranged a paperwork few days. I didn't go back to 'normal' work until the Thursday (including driving- I have a 10 year old hatchback with no Power Steering!). If If I had an office job it would have been dandy- I felt ok in myself after about 5 days (cloudy head gone and constant thinking about boobs! lol) but its the arm thing.... Hope that helped! x

06-19-2008, 02:22 PM	#11
norcalbabe Join Date: May 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 334 My Mood: Thanks: 54 Thanked 110 Times in 100 Posts	my BA was on a Fri and i started working again the following Wed but i worked remote (from home). i voted 2wks or earlier b/c i didn't go back to the office until 13 days PO. there's no way i could've returned to the office any sooner. __________________ BA Date: 5.23.2008 Implant: mentor, smooth, moderates Incision: transaxillary, under the muscle Size: 400cc Height: 5'5" Weight: 119 lbs. Pre-Op: 34B Post-Op: 32DD/E

06-24-2008, 09:59 AM	#12
Ina A revolution without dancing is one not worth having. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scandinavia Posts: 2,134 My Mood: Thanks: 575 Thanked 1,020 Times in 638 Posts	I took 3,5 weeks off with overs, but I was a stripper so I needed to look 100% and be able to dance. __________________

06-25-2008, 01:48 AM	#13
lennie Join Date: May 2008 Location: N/A Posts: 1,186 My Mood: Thanks: 670 Thanked 407 Times in 380 Posts	I teach so I was out for the summer!!!!! __________________ Height: 5' 4 1/2" Weight: 111 Pre BA: 32b/34a (lots of extra room in bra) 350 cc's Mentor Silicone HP's Unders[/size] Crease Incision 28" ribcage Post BA: 32D/34C BA date: June 6

07-02-2008, 03:05 AM	#14
Alaria Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 914 Thanks: 289 Thanked 386 Times in 344 Posts	Well I voted the last but honestly its because I work at a school so I am off for the summer. I could've gone back to work at day 4 or 5 comfortably. HTH

07-05-2008, 09:35 PM	#15
emmalee Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 125 My Mood: Thanks: 18 Thanked 52 Times in 40 Posts	I have overs and went back to work on day 3. I have a desk job and I was tired the first couple of days but it wasn't anything that I couldn't manage. __________________ 34 years old Happily Married for 13 years 2 Beautiful Daughters Pre BA 38 C/D Post BA 36 G /H (lost some weight) 600 ccs saline, overs, crease, Mentor mod +