Post-Surgery Day 1 (day of surgery, yesterday) ended up being pretty rough. I really couldn't move without significant pain. I tried to stand up (with lots of help from Jake) and both times I was on the verge of passing out. Most of the pain was at the site of the incision and my back was also cramping quite a bit. I finally called the doctor at night, and he doubled the dose of pain medication. It took a while to kick in, but I finally felt a little relief.
Post Surgery Day 2 was overall better except for the traveling home. I could stand up for a while and finally loosen up a bit. We went to the park and laid on the grass to soak in some sunshine. I was stupid enough to think I would be fine traveling today. The traveling went okay at first (with a wheelchair of course). By the time we got off the plane, got on the shuttle then to the car, I was not doing well. I started to shake and panic from the pain which only made things worse. It took us two hours from the time we got home to calm the pain and be able to go to sleep. Poor Jake had to deal with me... 
This was waiting by the door when we got home :-) 
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