Ophthalmic surgery and breast surgery
Ophthalmic Surgery
Surgical Procedure | Recommended return to non-manual employment | Recommended return to manual employment | Other Advice |
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Cataract removal | 1-3 days | 2 weeks | Avoid very heavy lifting and strenuous exercise until healed |
Breast Surgery
Surgical Procedure | Recommended return to non-manual employment | Recommended return to manual employment | Other Advice |
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Breast benign lumpectomy | 1 week | 2 weeks | |
Breast cancer wide local excision and sentinel node biopsy | 1-2 weeks | 6 weeks | Assuming no adjuvant therapy which substantially delays recovery. Psychological impact of diagnosis can also have an impact on the motivation to return to work |
Breast cancer wide local excision or mastectomy and axillary clearance | 4-8 weeks | 4-8 weeks | Assuming no adjuvant therapy which substantially delays recovery. Psychological impact of diagnosis can also have an impact on the motivation to return to work |
Breast cancer with radiotherapy and endocrine therapy | 3 months | 3 months | |
Breast cancer with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy and herceptin | Up to 9 months | Up to 9 months | Where there is a long delay, regular contact with work, and the expectation of an eventual return is very important |