THE BLOCK IS GOING, GOING, GONE.  WELL I GUESS I AM OUT OF THE HONEYMOON PHASE. I DID NOT SLEEP WELL LAST NIGHT DUE TO DIFFICULTY GETTING COMFORTABLE. THIS MORNING I NOTED RETURNING SENSATION TO MY FINGERTIPS.  IT WAS HARD NOT TO NOTICE THE PINS AND NEEDLES SENSATION AND RETURN OF MOTION.  I WAITED A LITTLE TOO LONG TO TAKE MY PAIN PILL AND PLAYING CATCH UP WAS NOT FUN.  I HAD A LOT OF NAUSEA TODAY, I AM GUESSING FROM THE NARCOTIC PAIN RELIEVERS.  I STILL CAN NOT SWALLOW SOLID FOODS.  MY THROAT FEELS REALLY TIGHT AND IS SORE.  SOLIDS GET STUCK ANDMAKE ME COUGH AND VOMIT.  I WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW.  SO TODAY I DRANK FLUIDS AND BOULLION.  I SQUEEZED THE BALL THAT CAME WITH MY SLINGSHOT SLING FOR 15 SQUEEZES  X 3 EVERY COUPLE OF HOURS.  I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW WEAK MY HAND IS NOW.  I HAVE MY FIRST POST OP VISIT TOMMORROW AND PHYSICAL THERAPY  ON FRIDAY.  I HAVE PRINTED OFF A COUPLE OF POSTOPS REGIMENTS.  I WANT TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN MY REHAB INCLUDING BEING INFORM TO KNOW IF WHAT IS RECOMMENDED IS BEST FOR ME AND MY RECOVERY.  I THOUGHT I WOULD BE AS GOOD AS NEW IN ABOUT 6 WEEKS.   AFTER READING THE BLOGS AND RESEARCHING MEDICAL ARTICLES I NOW REALIZE THAT SLOW AND STEADY IS BETTER THAN FAST AND FURIOUS.  I AM A LITTLE SCARED OF MY UPCOMING PT SESSION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I CAN NOT WAIT TO BEGIN TRAINING.  THE COLD THERAPY UNIT IS MY FRIEND. :)  IT HELPS DECREASE THE PAINFUL SPASMS.  I HAD A NEW SYMPTOM TODAY.  I NOTICED A GRINDING/POPPING NOISE WHEN I CHANGE POSITIONS.  IT WAS A LITTLE ALARMING, BECAUSE I NEVER EXPERIENCE THAT PREOPERATIVE.  YESTEDAY AFTER SURGERY , I STOPPED BY WORK TO TURN IN MY NEW MEDICAL EXCUSE.  IT WAS A LITTLE ARKWARD.  I HAVE DECIDED TO USE THIS BLOG AS A JOURNAL OF MY PROGRESS AND OF HOW THINGS GO AT WORK. I PLAN TO LOG DAILY PROGRESS AND TO CONTINUE TO READ ABOUT OTHERS TO PREPARE MYSELF FOR THE ROAD OF RECOVERY.  ANYONE OUT THERE WITH SIMULAR DAY 2 AND ADVICE FOR THE REMAINER OF THE WEEK?  I AM TAKING HYDROCODONE BUT WILL PROBABLY ASK FOR AN ANTIMETIC OR CHANGE OF DRUG TOMMORROW BECAUSE OF THE NAUSEA AND VOMITTING.