Working after transplant

[-Lady Noir-]

Just wondering how everybody went about ging back to work or finding a job post transplant..

Mike resigned from work back in September 2009 when dialysis was gtting in the way of his job. After his transplant in December 2010, hes been contemplating what exactly to do. He's desperate to find work, but is really puzzled at what is safe, and what isn't. Eg. Nothing that's in the sun, no excessive heavy lifting etc. And in this recession there doesn't seem to be any jobs going that he can do.. 

[lola]

After Otto's 1st he went back to work in 2 weeks and probley did things he shouldn't have done but he was only 23 and had been at his job 1 month when he got the transplant. 17 years later he is still there

[-Lady Noir-]

Ah, so he went back to the job he originally had?
Mikes old boss would have kept a position open for him, but the placed changed ownership recently. Rats!

[sico]

Hey Nik,

I got a full time job 6 months after my transplant. At the time I did not think I was ready for full time, but had a crack at it and only just last week had my first sick day off work with the flu (8 months after starting work there). Have pushed myself on the heavy lifting front. Sometimes if i refuse to do something at work people look at me as if to say whats wrong with you, not knowing that I've had my guts cut open a dozen times.

I'm sure Mike will find something when the times right.

  Brad. XX

[natnnnat]

After his transplant, Gregory went back and finished highschool, did a Bachelor of Arts (History) and then a library qualification.  Now he's been a library technician for ten years.
Another friend with a transplant worked in a mailsorting room. I worked there too for a while.  It was a fun workplace actually.  I liked sorting mail.  There was some lifting and a fair bit of standing, but he seemed fine with it.

modified to add:  I should have mentioned that before renal failure, Gregory was a concreter's laborer.

[RichardMEL]

I went back to work around 6 weeks after my transplant - it probably would have been a bit soner, but Christmas/New Year meant a break for everyone so I started back more or less full time the first week of the year (Jan 4th or something). I was still doing regular labs and clinic visits, but those were down to 2-3 times a week, and work was happy for me to do those, then come in etc, and work up to full time. Aa the transplant docs said "You could sit at home doing not much, or go to work - choice is yours" - they didn't consider the risks in terms of infection or whatever to be any worse being at work than being at home as long as I was good with the common sense stuff like staying away from obviously coughing/sick people, washing hands etc.

Apart from kidney/eye eyes I've not had sick days from work and been just fine for over 5 months now. It's been great to be back at work and working mostly full time.

I've been very lucky to have supportive bosses and co-workers who have not had a single issue with me needing tests or whatever. They've always said to me you just deal with whatever you need to deal with and don't worry about us. That's made it much easier for me, but I've also worked  hard to make up time that I've had to take off for MRI's or whatever.

[bette1]

I went back to work 12 weeks after my first transplant.  It would have been sooner, but like Richard, we had Christmas and everything so I came back after the new year. 

I wasn't working before my 2nd transplant and I am having a hard time finding a job.  I know a lot has to do with the economy, but that gap in my resume isn't helping much either.