Doctor Follow up Appointments

Hey everyone!  I am in the process of getting approved by Kaiser.  I am told that I will have a doctor from GW, presumably Dr. Lin or another of the doctors there.  My question is this:  I am nervous about how much time I will lose from work for the surgery, and then for the followup appointments.  How often are the follow ups and how flexible are the appointment times. Kaiser is very restrictive for their surgeries.  They will only refer to a GW hospital doctor and I live in Baltimore!  I am afraid that I will be taking off from work for full days just to have a check up! What is your experience?