I don't know my resting HR because I can never remember to lie in bed and take it. My sitting around HR is about 80. By gum, tomorrow's the morning! I'm sleeping with a watch with a second hand next to me!

I agree that 32 sounds morgue-ishly low. OK, I just like the word "morgue-ish" . But it does sound like they'd be holding a mirror over your mouth to see if you were breathing.

Hospital staff always enjoy something odd yet not awful, like a low HR.

I agree about taking your time to heal--do you have an abdominal incision? If so, remember they did a lot of cutting, and a lot of muscle healing needs to occur. Good news is that athletes often heal very well, because their muscles are so well nourished and well oxygenated.

Best wishes, Lise