Much of my e-mail is wishing me a speedy recovery and a number of people seem to think I'm still in the hospital. I appreciate the well wishes but I want to assure everyone that I consider myself (amazingly) largely recovered. I got out of the hospital on Sunday afternoon, almost exactly 48 hours after the surgery. I'm avoiding heavy lifting and overtaxing myself…but I always avoid stuff like that. Which is one of the reasons I needed the Gastric Bypass operation. Today, I was out of the house most of the day, pursuing a more-or-less normal routine, minus the eating part. Haven't had solid food since last Tuesday night — a two-day liquid diet is part of the pre-op routine — and haven't missed it. I'm dining on Canter's chicken broth and protein shakes…and probably not enough of either. But I feel fine.
No pain from the incisions. No pain at all, at least since early Saturday. One hundred hours after the surgery, I did not feel any different than I had before except perhaps a bit lighter. There could well be aches and nausea and complications ahead as my system adjusts further and as I eventually reintroduce it to solid foods…but right now, I'm jes' fine.
I'm trying not to "sell" this surgery to anyone because I'm sure others have a rougher time of it. In fact, I saw others at the hospital who did. I'm just telling my friends not to be concerned about me. In fact, I'd like to think that the time to be worried about my health has now been preempted for a couple of decades.