Hey Duck, I think the average hospital stay for bowel surgery here is 10 days. At least in the Chicago area. I can't comment on CA, but I'd guess it's similar. I don't know about the PT though. So if there isn't that available Pam, try to arrange for people to come by every day to motivate you to get moving.

My surgery was done outpatient, but was on my butt and not my abdomen I did have to be off work for 2 weeks though. At first I thought that was exaggerated and unnecessary. I soon figured out that it certainly wasn't. Pam, it'll become a balancing act of taking the time to recover and making progress in doing the things you could before. Frustration will most likely come along with that. Try not to expect too much too soon or be too hard on yourself. At least for me, that can sometimes be difficult to balance.

I'll be thinking of you.