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Recoveries vary a lot. Two weeks is still early days after any abdominal surgery, so many people will be using pain medication at that stage, and everyone should be taking plenty of walks during the day, and will need ready access to a bathroom. I'd advise against committing to a full work schedule (even at home) two weeks post-op, and I had the experience of trying to write a work email at that stage and realizing I couldn't complete a sentence properly on the dose of oxycontin I was taking. I took a full six weeks, but I probably could have done more at week four than I actually did.

 

You *might* have a quicker recovery if your surgery is laparoscopic, but there are no guarantees.

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