Road to Recovery

I'm home! Actually, I've been slacking on the blog. I've been home since Sunday afternoon and have been steadily recovering since.
Here's the nitty-gritty of what went down in Boston:
I actually went into surgery around 2:00 Tuesday and surgery lasted about three hours. After surgery I was moved to ICU where I was under sedation for a while before I was woken up. I had to be awake and breath over the breathing tube for an hour before the nurses decided I was awake enough and strong enough to breath on my own. Of course one of the first things that the nurse told me when I woke up was that Obama won, such history! They took out the breathing tube around 2 am. Not a pleasant experience to remember at all, but its over with. By 6 or 7 am the nurse had me up and out of my hospital bed and had me resting in a recliner. A little after that most of my IV's were taken out, and my chest tubes were removed as well...another not very pleasant experience that I'm happy is over with. By 9 am I had everything disconnected except for one IV, and the nurses and doctors all agreed that I was well enough to be moved to the cardiac unit. I was moved that afternoon and spent the rest of the time in my private room getting taken care of by the best nurses ever. I was up and walking around the floor the next day and felt better and better. I was released on Sunday and by that time I was very happy to be out of the hospital. I am not on any medication except for an aspirin a day, and iron because my hemoglobin was a little low. I'm on minimal pain medication and have managed to feel better every day.
I have an appointment with my local cardiologist on Monday and then will go back to Boston for a follow up appointment in 6 to 8 weeks. I'm doing very well at home and can climb stairs so I get to sleep in my bed, Yay! Moving the box spring was well worth it! My only restrictions are on what I lift or pull, and I'm not allowed to drive for 5 weeks.
I have to say that my recovery is must smoother than I anticipated. I feel a lot better that I thought I would and have much more energy that I ever thought! This recovery is actually easier than recovering from the broken pelvis.
I have another two weeks of rest and recovery before I go back to work and I know I'll need it because I'm still tired, but I also know that by the time I do go back I'll feel better than ever.
Thank you to everyone who has sent kind emails, cards, flowers and gifts, I'm overwhelmed with the generosity of all my loved ones.