Had my surgery in Victoria on Tues.  Dr. said he was very pleased with the it.  Had a lot of pain killers the first two days.  Mostly because I asked for it as soon as I felt them wearing off.  Slept alot, in fact couldn't stay awake.  Went home on day 3, took some liquid tylenol that was prescibed and slept the rest of that day away and haven't used any pain meds again.  Gas pain was manageable, walked alot in my hotel room and in the hallways.  Finally went out today for a drive to the waterfront and had a couple small walks.  Fresh air was great.  Working on getting in my liquids, today managed 40 oz so far, my best yet.  Eating is OK, able to get in around 1 1/2 to 2 oz at a time.  Sugar free jello, broth, cream soup, greek yogurt. Tried cream of wheat with skim milk. Lots of tea, water, chrystal lite, apple juice diluted with water and some pudding mixed with milk.  My blood sugars are great, no more meds at this time, no blood pressure meds as my blood pressure has been on the low side since surgery.  Thanks to everyone on these boards, I am not much of a poster but read everything written.  There is a wealth of information here and I am thankful for it.