As I am writing this, my girlfriend is laying in bed because she is completely exhausted from taking care of me while being in the hospital for the last 50+ hours. But she has been absolutely amazing through every step of the process, she truly is amazing. According to Dr. Otchy, every now and then he comes across a "superstar" where their bowels wake up from surgery and start working the day after surgery, and yes - I am that superstar! I started having bowel movements yesterday (Saturday) afternoon and it was neither pretty nor painless, but that was expected.
This morning I woke up around 7:30 which is amazing for anyone that stays in a hospital. You have the blood lab guy come in whistling at 5:30 because for some reason he is happy to be the blood lab guy waking recovering patients up at 5:30 to do blood work, and then you also have the nurse technician turning on the lights to check on your vitals every four hours, and of course they don't schedule the blood work and vitals at the same time. So I had the blood lab guy whistling, I've been experiencing these cramps that start about 3/4 of the way up my spine in my back all the way down eventually through my stomach to my new exit canal. I slept pretty easily through all of the various events last night. This morning, one of the surgeon's partners came in to talk to me and said that I was looking great and I should get some breakfast in and then lunch and if they stay down, then I will go home today. Huge news and I was very motivated to make this happen.
Through all the walks around the 5th floor of Fair Oaks Hospital, eating only ice chips for days, breathing exercises, and motivational talks with family, friends, and myself, I am on the road to recovery.
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