A few days ago I had my two weeks post-op visit with Dr. Stoneback. An appointment to remove stitches from the two smaller incisions, address the terrible rash on the large incision, and generally review the surgery and prognosis. Boy, was it eye-opening and is causing me to recalibrate expectations! If you missed the post describing the actual surgery in detail, please read it here. It will help this post make more sense.