Gee - looking back to my first post on this thread and now I am home post op I feel like I have been able to accomplish this thus far only with the help and advice from you all. Waiting for pathology on ND nodes removed this coming Tuesday and trying to heal from the mob necktie are my challenges for the moment. Have not been able to figure out how to sleep effectively to avoid damage to the incision (have been using a La-Z-Boy). NG tube gave me lots of trouble so I demonstrated the ability to swallow and they took it out before I went home. I was choking on it regularly. Thanks all - I'll keep you posted.