Update from the front couch
So it's done with, mostly. Now just comes the days of recouperation. Not as easily done as I thought. For one thing, sitting at the computer makes me nauseous.
I've found I have been left with a rather "picky pouch." So far the only thing I have been able to eat with little effect is cottage cheese. If I eat anything too cold, like jello or water out of the fridge, I cramp up something awful.
My midsection is in general discomfort. I am assuming that things aren't as secure in there as they usually are. The incisions (5 of them) are beginning to itch, usually a good thing.
Doctor's visit tomorrow with my pcp, to make sure everything's going swimmingly.