Get Back to Your Life
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After LAP-BAND® System surgery, you don't need to confine yourself to the bed or the couch. In fact, most doctors recommend walking for 5 or 10 minutes every hour or two during the day. Talk with your doctors about when it's okay to go back to work. Lyn Donley, who had LAP-BAND® System surgery three years ago, worked from home for the first three days post-op. But she headed right for her computer when she first got home for other reasons. "You're so happy because you're finally on the road to being healthy, and you want to tell everyone!" she says. "E-mail your friends. Visit the chat rooms."
