Slept well last night. I may have to look into a bed which tilts up. They’re letting me drink 1 oz water per hour. I’m on an IV, so they’re not worried about me dehydrating; it’s just enough to wet my mouth a bit (which is nice, as it is quite dry). When the water hits my stomach, it definitely rumbles, but there’s no pain.
Actually, there hasn’t been much pain. They add Tylenol and Toredol (sp?) every once in a while, but that’s it. I have a little bit of pain around the incisions and a tiny bit of gas pain in the abdomen and occasionally in the shoulder, but it’s not bad.
They took the catheter out this morning (yay!). I just peed on my own. Also have passed some gas, which they tell me is good.
I’m trying to get up and walk every hour. The loop corridor around the floor is conveniently marked as 1/16 of a mile; I try to do four laps each hour.
Feeling pretty good overall.