DH had his on a Thursday afternoon, and went back to work Monday. He does have an office job. I think he was cool after a couple of days, but then got a small infection, which cleared up quickly with abs.

I just asked DH, and he said that if he had a job that used a lot of legs then a week, but if it is upper body, then a few days should do it. DH was back renovating our house (working on the roof) in 10 days.

Maybe if you could do it late on Thursday, then have Friday and Monday off, it might work...