i have finally decided to do it. my question is this: i sit at my desk all day, nothing strenuous... i want to be able to go back to work within three days. is this possible? i just dont want to tell my co-workers. we are a small office and my boss is a nay-sayer. i want to do this with the minimal time off from work. -r

You should have no problems, I went back two days after. I was exhausted, when I got home, I only worked a 1/2 day, but on the 3 day I was ok and back full time. Good luck

Unfortunately, it really is an individual thing. My surgery should have been difficult: I was around 500 pounds at the time of surgery, and I'm male - with all of the notorious 'horrible patient' stereotypes truthfully applying to me. My wife's should have been a breeze: she's much smaller, and has had significant surgery before, and she's female - with all of the notorious 'high pain threshold' stereotypes applying to her.

I could have driven myself home from the surgery if they'd allowed me too - and I was back at my studio working within a couple of days. Within a week, you'd never guess that I'd had surgery at all, unless you looked under my shirt :eek:

My wife, on the other hand, has had some trouble with the gas referral pain. The process didn't go as smoothly for her at all - and yet, she was able to work within 3 days...

All things being equal, you should be fine - particularly if you have the type of desk job that will allow you to get up frequently and walk around a little.

Of course, I'm assuming that you are relatively healthy to start with... this is rightfully considered 'major' surgery, so I'd double-check anything you read here with your surgeon

thanks for the input. thats what i want to hear. i was reading some posts and people were talking about being off work for two to three weeks. eek!! ok. i can do this. so excited.

I took off the Friday of my surgery and was back in my office on Monday. I didn't have any problems. I was a little bit tired on Monday, but I managed to work the full day (and I work long days!). By Tuesday, I was pretty much back at my old pace. One thing to remember is to get up and walk around a bit during the day. That will help with the gas pains and the recovery in general.