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How long off school after an appendectomy?

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notenoughbottletonight · 12/03/2019 12:41

Know this should probably be somewhere else but needing some replies! DS had an appendectomy via keyhole surgery ten days ago. He seems much better, in fact he's spending about 12 hours a day on the Xbox, and I'm being sworn at every time I ask him to come off it, for bed example 🙄 When can I send him back to school? He was having issues before this happened, some SEN, and I just don't think him being at home any longer will benefit him mentally.

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pallisers · 12/03/2019 12:46

I think my son went back earlier than that (he did recover very well though). He had his appendix out on Sunday night and I think he took the week off school but I wonder if he went back on Thursday or Friday?

IncrediblySadToo · 12/03/2019 12:59

Send him back tomorrow - he’s clearly well enough.

I had an emergency one last year, I ended up being off for three weeks, but it was the antibiotics & blood pressure meds making me ill. I couldn’t barely read MN let alone play games.

The op itself was no problem, just a bit tender for a f

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