@colleenyoung,
Morning Colleen, recovery is going good. The first week was a bit hard, but started to get easier after that. Restrictions on movements; No bending, twisting, lifting & walking under 1/4 mile a day for 4-6 weeks is most difficult. Pain is controlled with meds. Follow up appointment is in 3 days. Really hoping for some restrictions to be lifted. I spent two days in City Of Hope cancer center hospital. They were great. It’s a good idea to clean your house, laundry, Grocery shop, yard work before surgery & Anything else that the restrictions will keep you from doing during recovery. And wear something comfortable on your abdomen to leave the hospital in. I was surprised by how swollen my abdomen was. Really swollen. Lost a little weight after surgery. So as a stop loss method, I eat ice cream every day😁.