I had my family record me before and after major surgery. I have IBD (specifically Crohn's Disease), and this is the fourth major surgery I've had to try to keep it from destroying all my intestines! In 2018 I had a proctocolectomy, and this year I had a stoma revision and end ileostomy resection. Surgery can be very rough on your body, so if you're having surgery, try to go into it as prepared as possible! Take walks every day, eat extra protein, and follow your doctor's advice. When recovering, know your goals and recovery milestones and look forward to them. Try to know what you're getting into, and communicate with your doctors and nurses! If you want to know more about my Crohn's journey, check out my book, You Only Have Crohn's Once! https://leanpub.com/you-only-have-crohns-once Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com/ 2nd Channel: null #Surgery #IBD Contents: 00:00 - Day 1 - Going into the OR 00:45 - Post-op technical issues 02:57 - State of misery 04:13 - The worst part of recovery 06:08 - Day 2 - inspiration 07:41 - OT and Raspberry Pis 08:19 - Day 3 - Windows doesn't like Argentina 09:45 - Day 4 - Don't dance! 12:03 - Barbie, Ken, and a homecoming 13:29 - Back to the ER 14:15 - Part of the one percent (not the good one)