ok it's been four weeks and i feel almost as good as new. just a little tired. my first full day to watch the kids was yesterday. went well we all took a long nap. any way. my incision looks great my daughter says it looks like some one drew it on with a red marker-kids tonight is the kids open house so don't have much time. catch you later oh yeah still pain free mostly. on my right side, only. on pain meds lortab-duragesic-neurontin-cymbalta. c-ya