Day 3.

Today I felt good enough to have a larger breakfast.  I am continuing with the Ibuprofen and valium.    Later in the day, I added a Percocet as the pain had jumped a bit to about a 4 for a short time.  However, the Percocet worked almost right away and left me feeling fine.  I was able to spend some time comfortably out of bed and visiting with my wife and kids.  Ate a slice of pizza and salad for dinner and shared in some birthday cake for my daughter.

I sitzed throughout the day, which really helped with discomfort and had a small BM as well.  Pain level overall for the day was a 2-3 and feeling good.

The worst of the pain is the occasional spasm which some infrequently and quickly passes.  Even those I would only rate about a 4 and they quickly subside.