I'm home and feeling better

Just wanted to make a short post to let every one know that I'm home and feeling pretty well today.  I was released Monday around 4pm, came home to Mom's house and got some uninterrupted rest.  I woke up about every four hours to take a pain pill and empty my drain.  There is a lot of fluid in the drain but the surgeon said to expect that  due the fact that I had quite a bit of bleeding during surgery and much irrigation fluid was used. 

The home health nurse stopped in today at 3pm, she checked to make sure I had all my prescriptions and knew when to take them.  She will have to call my doctor to find out about the blood thinners, there wasn't a prescription called in for them but I'm not supposed to take that until the drain is gone anyway, looks like that could be a while.  She will be back tomorrow to take some blood for testing, they want to make sure my blood counts are stable and/or improving. 

Today I've had cream of wheat, refried beans, and part of a protein shake that I will need to finish before bed.  I don't feel any kind of hunger and it doesn't take much to fill me up.  I've been taking little walks around the house to keep moving.  I have no problem going up and down the steps 5 or 10 minutes is about all I can do before I feel tired. 

I'll update again in the next few days, hopefully I will continue to make good progress.  Thanks to everyone for the prayers and good thoughts.  I think they've really helped and made a difference.