What's the longest you have been off work because of illness?

Question

What's the longest you have been off work because of illness?

Answer 1

  SEVEN  years  due  to  all  surgeries  because  of  an  accident

Answer 2

I have worked for twenty nine years and have only been off for two weeks, due to a stay in hospital following a surgical procedure.  

Answer 3

2 days.

Answer 4

2 months with labrynthitis

Answer 5

I last worked just over 2 years ago - suffering from depression, and can't cope with having to go to work - some days I can't even cope with getting out of bed!

Husband last worked 11 or 12 years ago - he also suffers from depression (although not in the same way I do) and also has some sort of rheumatism or arthritis, we're still waiting on a proper diagnosis of which one, although all his joints hurt, especially first thing in the morning.

Answer 6

Not quite work, but I had 6 months of school when I had glandular fever.  

Answer 7

2 weeks, I am currently off work after falling off Oscar (my Horse)  and have 2 broken ribs.

Answer 8

4 months, heart bypass

Answer 9

6 months.  Two broken femurs.

Answer 10

2 days stitches in hand after horse standing on it....or 11 month with my son who was born poorly and spent so much time in hospital stayed with him  

Answer 11

43 yrs and two months when I cut my finger.

Answer 12

6 weeks when i had a hernia operation

Answer 13

2 days the 24hr flu