Thanks for the suggestions, Rick, and Stan (via Kathleen) for the caution. I have already said ouch today when doing an involuntary stretch. Yesterday's ouch was when I was trying to carefully lower myself into a too-low chair. The surgery was done laparoscopically, so I have 3 small incisions instead of one large one. I opted for the procedure with the shortest recovery time. One hole was for a camera, and I think the other two were for the actual surgical instruments. None of those holes are where the hernia was. The procedure was to pull the escaped tissue back through the hole it had found, then apply a mesh patch so it couldn't escape again. So I have 4 sore places. I'll try to be very careful. Today I got a card from the hospital, thanking me for choosing that hospital to have my surgery, and signed by the nurses, some of whom I remember, and some I never saw as I was out like a light seconds after I was rolled out of my room.
I'm still waiting to see hummingbirds. My feeder is up, tulips and lilacs are blooming. What is keeping those little guys?
