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On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Brad Reimer wrote:  

So, you all know that I got home this past Saturday afternoon/evening, November 24th. It has felt so good to be home. Being able to touch and hug Mindy and each of the kids has been the most wonderful thing. Those days in the hospital when I wasn't even up to having them visit, and times when they visited but I couldn't hug/snuggle with them were torture--the worst days. My abdomen is obviously still "fragile" now, but being able to really hug and kiss Mindy and the kids has been heaven. And sleeping in the same comfortable bed with Mindy (again, even though we have to be careful) has been awesome also.

Pain is pretty well-managed with Oxycontin every 12 hours, and a Hydrocodone every 4 hours. I'm very grateful for that. Side effects are minimal... but currently sound is kind of "muffled" in my head..that's not a fun side effect. And my current meds also make me somewhat drowsy (not a terrible thing at this point..). Side effects from meds while I was in the hospital were some of the worst parts of it. It was/is difficult to determine best effect, and minimal side effect. That makes me nervous for if/when we might need to have surgery again. It was tricky. I feel "tenderness" where the incision is on my skin, but really only feel real pain when I have to cough or I move wrong or something.

Since I've been home we’ve walked around the block. It feels so good to be outside. Walking has been good.