I have spoken to Neil twice, on the phone, since he came out of the hospital. We've compared notes and even found out his incision is shorter than mine. Mine starts above the navel and curls around it, his starts under the navel. They both go down as far as possible, and still stay on the abdomen. Because I had my surgery almost two months before his, I shared some of my experiences with him. We've both found problems with food..... with me it's pork (causes cramps) and with him it's jalapeño peppers. I have a pic of my stomach the day after my surgery, he didn't want or get one. It's definately not for publication here on the forum, but if someone really wants to see it, PM me with your email address.
It's just going to take time for both of us to get back to normal. I don't know how much weight he lost, but I lost 17 pounds. In a year you'd never know we had the surgery !
Charles