I was released from the hospital today (Thurs, March 12th) and I feel good. My middle section has some discomfort which feels like I worked out and did hundreds of situps and now the next day I am paying for it with muscle type discomfort. They have a pain level score sheet with 1(least) thru 10(most). The iv installation was a 2, the surgery pain (muscles and such) was a 4 and the pulling tons of medical tape from my hairy chest was a 6. I felt like the guy on 40yr old virgin when he went to get his chest waxed. Wow did that hurt. This photo was taken 29hrs from my surgery time.