Good morning everyone and HAPPY New Year!!! Sorry it has been so long between posts, but things have been moving pretty quickly here! Recovery has been going great and I have been pushing myself walking. I take 2 walks each day and yesterday went 1.7 miles each walk! I started at 0.4 miles! I'm not fast and still haven't done any hills, but getting out and walking has been great! The cycle is pretty much walk, rest, eat, repeat. I'm totally off the pain medications and have both cooked dinner and gone out to dinner! Sadly, my weight loss appears to have flattened out, after losing 20 pounds, but that's probably good also. All in all, things are going better than expected (IMO) considering I'm only 9 days post op! Thanks again for everyone's thoughts and prayers, as I'm certain that has been a big help in my recovery!!!