This article has been published in partnership with Kalaari Capital. Dr Sunil Kumar Venkatappa hears the same question almost every day. After the diagnosis and the surgery date, patients invariably ask, "How soon can I get back to work?" Seeing nearly a hundred patients each week, he knows that successful surgery is only part of the journey; an equally important part is helping patients understand what recovery and life after the surgery will look like and reassuring them that returning to thei