Howdy! I'm new here and tried a search for this topic but didn't find what I was looking for, so apologies if this has been covered. I don't have a surgery date yet, but should have one scheduled within a couple of weeks. I work remotely, and I'm curious about other folks who've had a colectomy and only have to “commute” to their home office to work from a computer each day. Did you all have to take much time off? How did it work for you? The guidance I've found is 2-4 weeks off work, but I don't know if that is typically for people who actually go to work, or for people with abdominal surgery in general. I'm trying to figure out as much as I can before I'm scheduled so I'm not scrambling to figure everything out after!
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