can keep his optimism up. It has a very storng effect on our bodies. Still praying.

I am so thrilled that you are doing so well so soon. I wasn't going to mention it until it was all over, but the niece who is doing so well had a terrible first few days. She ended up staying in the hospital for at least 3 days that I can remember, maybe more. She was miserable in the beginning. My nephew wasn't a whole lot better until they finally got his bowels moving. I think your positive attitude going in has helped a lot, too. I will say that there were times when my niece got too weak and headachy, so she would go to a stand-alone clinic for an infusion because her enzymes would get off. It always did the trick, and it stopped after a few months. Her problem may have been that she had three children under two at the time and was run ragged. They had a child almost two and ended up taking care of two foster children, one a few months younger than theirs and the other a baby. She was also trying to continue working part-time from home during her recovery. It most likely was very draining. I don't think you will have that problem but if you do check to see if your surgery clinic recommends the infusions or if they even have places to get them there except for the hospital.