Day 42: Six weeks later and I am officially past the full recovery window

So, am I fully recovered? No. I still have visible scars where the two incisions were made I still have visible marks where the chest tube was inserted Both of the above will continue to heal, but there is a chance some of the scarring will be permanent and I will invent bear/shark-wrestling stories to explain them as needed The surgery area still has a bit of numbness and definitely still feels like a place where surgery happened, though it’s in no way painful or anything like that. I think the “full recovery” on this may take further weeks or even a few more months. But I have recovered enough that I am pretty much back to living what passes for a normal life again, with normal sleep (finally) and all the rest. I will stop the daily entries on my post-surgery experience and only mention it when it seems relevant. With that said, enjoy one more cat.