[DonC]

Gall bladder, laproscopic procedure, back to work 4 days later. Linguinal hernia, conventional surgery, (which I refer to as my linguini hernia) 2 days flat on my back and another week before I felt like I could move with relative freedom and get back to work. Much more uncomfortable than the gall bladder and a lot longer to heal.
Bypass , conventional surgery, don't remember anything about the 1st day post op except for when they took the tube out of my neck, that one hurt. Sugery on Monday released from hospital on Friday. Really, really don't want to cough for a couple of weeks and shoot yourself rather than sneeze.
Was ready to go back to work after 4 weeks but doctor and wife made me wait 5.
Two years after the bypass and I really have to think about it to remember I had it. Scar is almost completely gone and the only thing I have left to remind me is a pair of clips they used to hold the sternum together with when they were closing things up. Can still feel them under the skin but don't cause any problems.
DonC