I was shivering intensely, but the doctors were patient and helped me into the soft pajamas I brought. Pajamas my roommate gave me. The nausea never came, and when I had tomato soup for lunch and the potato soup for dinner, I couldn't imagine anything tasting better.

I was able to take my first post-op selfie as promised on the way back to the hotel room, where one of my dear friends had sent me flowers.