Out, Not Yet About

I'm out of the hospital! Very good news indeed.

My surgery was on Nov. 29 and it seems that everything went very well (knock wood). The surgery, which I was told would take about 6 to 7 hours, instead took only 3 1/2. The surgeons said that it was "textbook" and that it could not have gone any more smoothly. Instead of a two week hospital stay, I was out in 8 days. Again, very good news. The overall experience this time was far different from the last time (in Feb-March of this year) and was, in general, much more positive.

So I am home now and deep into the healing process. Although I have been out for a few days, I am still frustratingly low on energy and uncomfortable in my abdominal area (hooray for painkillers!). I haven't actually ventured outside of the house yet, so I'm starting to get a little stir crazy. But I know that it was pretty major surgery and that I need to take it easy for the next few weeks in order to heal properly and to get ready for my next, and hopefully last, surgery in two or three months' time.

My general mood right now: extremely grateful. I am doing much better now than I was doing a few short months ago. Keep knocking that wood.