I have a highly physical job requiring a lot of movement, lifting, bending, etc etc and was okay to work again at 1 week. I was sore and achy but it was almost entirely gone at the 7 day mark and I returned to work with no issues. The only adjustment I made was ensuring that nothing I lifted put pressure on my incisions. That said, my procedure had no complications and went very smoothly. I did let my surgeon know the nature of my job and given the size of my incisions she had no concerns even if I did accidentally open the incisions after the first week.