How I feel today

I must apologize as I seem to have failed miserably in keeping this thing up to date, so let me start off w/ where I stand right now.
One week from the day of my surgery and 4 full days until I can become untethered to this infernal Catheter that is leading me around by my Penis, and overall I am feeling OK.  I am in a small amount of pain, most of which is from that catheter pulling on me at times and the area around it still sensitive especially when I try to pass gas or have bowel movements or the odd bladder spasm.  There is still a bit of discomfort where the surgery scars are especially the area around where the drain was, which is itchy and a bit inflamed, but this is all bearable and I am down to one or two percosets a day as needed.
One of the hardest things for me is to remember that because I am connected to the catheter, I must remember to drink 8 cups of fluids a day.  This for a guy who all my life has restricted his fluid intake because I had to constantly pee if I drank too much, is a real lifestyle change.  On the positive side, one of the benefits of this surgery is that I can look forward to heading back to CBP this Spring and I can have a beer in the early innings and not be afraid that I will have to go every other inning from the 4th on.
Stamina wise I am feeling good and I have been going on longer and longer walks as the days go on - yesterday was bout 16 blocks or so.  Again because of the catheter, I am kind of shambling along - tough for me as I am usually a fast walker - and my walks are limited to how long I can keep the leg bag in a comfortable position and how long I can go before I have to empty myself.
I am so looking forward to next Monday morning when I came become Unshackled, and then all I should have to deal w/ is some degree of incontinence for an unspecified period, but I hope that by next Wednesday or so, I can start getting back to work for a few hours at least.
Right now I am going out for a short walk and will come back to post my recollections of the Surgery itself and the days after.
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