Piece of Cake

It was an early alarm clock, but we made it to the surgical center on time. I can't remember the last time I was out driving in the morning before the sun was up. The surgery was at Beaumont's outpatient center in West Bloomfield and it was nice and calm compared to the hustle of the big  hospital. 

Anyway, it was quick and went fine. The procedure started about 9 and I was awake and talking (albeit groggy) by 10:15 or so. We were home by 12:30. It's obviously not comparable to my last surgery in terms of pain, but some meds are taking care of most of the discomfort I'm feeling. In order to be able to close the incision the surgeon had to remove what he had expanded me to and a bit more. He mostly deflated the left side to give the machine better access to the right side during radiation and will refill it later. I'll be pretty lopsided for the next few months. 

I haven't slept much since we got home so hopefully I should sleep (once again sitting up) well tonight. I'm not supposed to push, pull, reach, drive, or lift anything above 5 pounds for five days, then I think I'm back to 10. I'll have a post-op appointment with my surgeon next week to make sure everything's as it should be. Tomorrow I go in for my radiation simulation and that will be the height of my activity for the next several days.

Thanks to everyone who checked in today! All is well.