I'm back at work, and now realize that this was not the best idea. While I'm not in any real pain, I'm still having internal issues from the anesthesia, some gas pains, and just a general malaise. I stopped taking any oxycodone and am not taking any Tylenol, but I feel that I should take something to get me through the next few hours before I head home. I’m definitely going to take tomorrow off and just relax. It’s more about being exhausted and overwhelmed about everything, then actually not feeling ready to work.

Tomorrow is my first follow-up appointment, and I’m looking forward to hearing what the doctor has to say about how the surgery went. I don’t know if this is common to a lot of people, but I thought it was rather odd that I didn’t see my doctor/surgeon after the surgery, just for a quick check from him, or some reassuring words that everything went well.

The day after surgery, and yesterday were okay. Just discomfort. I really should have read other’s blogs about their recovery, because even though we’re encouraged to walk, I think that I moved around way too much in the past couple of days. I can really feel some discomfort from all my movements.