So, I had the RPLND surgery last Thursday. I’m home now recovering, but figured my tweets tell the story best.

• On my way to the hospital sporting my @adaptiveblue shirt and @reprisemedia hat. Need @notches boxers (5:26 AM Jun 4th)
• Resting comfortably - the morphine helps. Finally got a room/bed after 5 hrs waiting in recovery on the stretcher. Soooo thirsty but can’t drink yet (8:29 PM Jun 4th)
• Fitful sleeping even with morphine and ambien. Oscillating between discomfort & pain. (2:33 AM Jun 5th)
• Dr Scherr said surgery went well. Will have pathology report next week (2:34 AM Jun 5th)
• According to my doctor, today's gameplan is to walk and to try to fart. If I fart I can start drinking. Go Farts! (7:30 AM Jun 5th )
• The hospital lets you buy cable for 10$/day. They SHOULD allow you to pay more to keep you roommate from using it. I would pay anything not to listen to any more Tele-fucking-Mundo (10:12 AM Jun 8th)
• Sad moment - they took out my epidural, so no more pain button. On the positive side this means the catheter will come out soon too (10:33 AM Jun 8th)
• I am moving on to solid food today - and after 2 Percocets and no food for a week they expect me to set my menu for the next 3 days? WTF (8:20 AM Jun 9th)
• Rumor has it they're letting me out tomorrow, though I'm still not entirely convinced that's a great idea. But it will be nice to get home (9:33 PM Jun 9th)
• I have walked past the burn unit 100x during my stay here and still get very emotional reading the wall of cards to sept 11 victims (12:35 AM Jun 10th)
• When selling you on the benefits of the epidural they don't tell you about the dark side of the pain btn: the catheter (12:47 AM Jun 10th)
• It's kind of trippy listening to my new roommate go through and be told all the things I heard a week ago (9:50 AM Jun 10th)
• ... Especially since I was so drugged up when I first heard it. (10:04 AM Jun 10th)
• I felt like offering my own advice but to paraphrase Office Space, let's pretend I can't hear through the curtain (10:08 AM Jun 10th)
• Discharged from the hospital and en route to Brooklyn with percoset in hand. Can't wait to shower and sleep in my own bed (4:41 PM Jun 10th)
• Three words: "hooray for percoset" (7:14 PM Jun 10th)
• After a week of sponge baths and baby wipes, it felt amazing to take a proper shower. As an added bonus, I used shampoo for the first time in 4 months (9:38 PM Jun 10th)

Each day is a little easier than the last. There’s been less “pain” per se compared to the first operation – getting in and out of bed is a little easier – it’s just a higher level of general discomfort. Each day is a little better than the last. I can even lie on my side now without too much pain.

I have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Scherr on Tuesday at which time I’ll get the pathology report and have the 54 staples removed, some of which can be seen in this photo along with the bruising on my stomach. As you can see, they literally go around the belly button. (I decided to make you click through instead of posting directly in the post for those who are a bit more squeamish. Consider yourself warned!).