“How soon after surgery can I return to work?”
I'm getting surgery for meningioma, and I know that it's a major procedure. I haven't discussed the recovery time after my surgery, however, with my doctor. How long is the recovery for the surgery? How soon are patients able to return to work after it?
3 Answers
It actually depends on size and location of meningioma as well as complexity, but in general, a couple of weeks.
It depends on the size and location of the meningioma. Almost all of my meningioma patients go home the morning after surgery with a full head of hair, and are out and about in a day or 2, and back to work in less than a week, depending on how strenuous their work is. You should not have any staples to remove or any head wrap or any bandage, and your incision should be completely hidden by your hair immediately after surgery. There are very few, very limited exceptions to this rule, so without knowing exactly where your meningioma is, and how big it is, I can't tell you if you are one of the exceptions.
You need to ask your surgeon. It depends on many factors, both related to the tumor and to your job. Some patients return to work that week. Others need more than a month to recover.
