Independence Day

This morning I am heading for Sloan Kettering's outpatient clinic, to have that darn catheter removed. Hard to believe it has been 7 days since my robot assisted prostatectomy. Day one and two I was feeling fine and felt this, compared to my nephrectomy a month earier, would be a "walk in the park". Days 3,4,5 my abdomen was severly swolen and the pain was ecrutiating. Since the pain has subsided and I am back to exercising and working that stiffness out of my system. To to put this into context, I don't tolerate opiates well since leaving the hospital my main source of pain relief was Tylenol.

Having a catheter to deal with was another big difference from my operation in August. Its not very comfortable and certainly it's not an accoutrement to receive house guests with. There was the portable bag but there is nothing like the freedom of not having to deal with it. Anyway, I digress... I'm truly on the mend, and in great spirits today. I thank all of you all for your continued support.