I am just taking the first steps toward getting the lap band now that Tricare is paying for them. I am in a situation where I can't be off from work for too long and I am wondering what anyone's experience is with getting back to workpost operatively.

Page down to the bottom of this page, you will find several thread links where this question has been answered in abundance.

I'm not picking on you, but I wanted you to have responses from a large cross-section of folks. By viewing the posts below, you'll be able to read about the experience from folks that sit at a desk, folks that walk all day, folks that do physical labor, etc...

The Poll thread is a good one, you get a nice idea of what the average is.

Here's a few more links, and a couple more polls. Hope this helps you!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/when-will-i-able-return-work-post-op-47296/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/how-long-did-you-take-off-work-42551/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/poll-time-off-between-surgery-work-24060/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/how-soon-after-surgery-have-u-returned-work-31539/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/how-long-return-work-34950/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f76/how-soon-before-returning-work-24059/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/how-long-were-you-out-work-after-surgery-23996/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/how-long-after-surgery-before-returning-work-22355/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/how-long-until-you-were-able-work-19585/