The surgery lasted about 4 hours. Shortly after waking up they asked if I needed anything. The only thing that popped into my head was Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead, from the Kid A album. They put a cellphone on my chest and played the song while preparing me to get moved to my room on the post-op floor. It really put me in a good headspace. I felt okay, and was even able to move myself from the transport bed to my room bed, although things at that time were a bit foggy.
I was in the hospital from Monday December 2nd through Thursday December 5th. I was able to get myself out of bed and walk around the 4th floor for exercise. Kendrick Lamar's album GNX was perfect for this.
Pain management was pretty good (Oxy and Tylenol) but when things got bad, Radiohead's KID A MNESIA was incredibly effective at helping disassociate.
Thursday morning I felt solids shift in my bowels and it sent me on a pain journey that led to several out-of-body experiences lasting about 42 minutes, until the nurse was able to give me a high dose of Oxy. Other than that, the hospital stay was relatively uneventful.
The staff was amazing and the whole experience was overwhelmingly positive.
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