Hi there @numinousvessel
I had open surgery 5 weeks ago. Actually it was pretty ok. I spent a bit more time in hospital than my surgery buddies, 5 days, but the recovery was swift. I was up and walking the next day, and a bit more every day. Today my regimen is back to pre-surgery, I am back at work. One plus side - you donโt get the nasty gas pain I vividly remember from my gastric band laparoscopic surgery!
Feel free to pm me for a chat, or ask here...