Thanks for this positive feedback eveewonde! I've been trying to gauge how long recovery takes, and your experience sounds promising. My doctor thinks that the surgery won't prevent me from attending an international work event 4 weeks after surgery, but I've seen other accounts of people being out of work for up to 6 weeks. I'm currently planning on 2 weeks of R&R out of the office, maybe with some working from home. When did you get back to your regular work/school/life schedule?