Here I go again

Good evening.  I am sitting at my computer in my room at Fair Oaks Hospital, and today has sure been quite the day.  Started  it off by waking up at 5am to go for a walk and take my last shower with the bag.  I had to quit the walk early because it was freezing.  I have been on Delada since coming out of surgery and simultaneously trying to rid the anesthesia from my body.  I am on cloud nine, but early I was definitely on cloud 10, 11, etc.   My nerves weren't as shaky before this surgery compared to the first one, but anyone going in for abdominal surgery, or any surgery for that matter will most likely share these same nerves.  I woke up in the recovery room around 11am, at least that's when the meds wore off, and it wasn't as chaotic as I remember.  It was a smaller room, not too many nurses running around and it wasn't as loud as I thought.  I was taken up to my room, and it turned out to be the exact same room from September.  Luckily, my parents and girlfriend arrived immediately and I was lost - had zero clue where I was, but I remember complaining over the pain.  Thanks to my parents and girlfriend for being there from the early morning to now.  My sister showed up around 7pm after work, but she's going to spend a majority of the day here tomorrow.

The pain is definitely not as bad as I thought, and I went in expecting the worst and hoping for the best.  I have already gone for two walks, and a third may be happening in an hour or so.  The surgeon and nurses have always said that walking will speed up the healing process, so obviously I am going to walk as much as possible.  Earlier today, I spent much of the day falling in and out of sleep and resting with my arms in the air.    Seriously, I woke up at least four times today and my arms were in the air.  I have also noticed that I have been falling asleep mid-sentence which is crazy and fun, but very very confusing.  I just woke up and saw this on my screen, might as well finish. Nothing too comical today, it hurts to laugh, hurts to cry, and hurts to breathe.  With that being said (thanks Larry David), the quieter it is, the less pain I'm in.  The opposite can be said as well, and people that know me, know that I hate the silence.

That's all for now, we'll see how much there is to update tomorrow.  Big ups to the Georgetown Hoyas for their huge victory over Alabama.