To avoid drowsiness, went all day yesterday with only a couple aspirin to tide me over. Pain was very manageable, and I got my work done in a timely fashion. I cut my cast off last night, at the 5-day mark after surgery. The injury to my leg is interesting: the scar (about 4 inches long) is not stitched at the surface, but instead the wound has been closed beneath the skin with stitches that will dissolve and be absorbed by my body, and the outer skin is glued together; the scar isn't strictly linear (as I assume the incision that made the scar was), but sort of meanders right and left a little as it goes up my leg; the incision and the tissue directly beneath it hurt less than the surrounding area (which to me is counter-intuitive, as the muscles underneath should have suffered the most abuse in order to expose the tumor); the muscle that gives me the most trouble when I flex my foot is about two and a half inches above the area of the incision; bruising and swelling are worst around my ankle. I'm just using a pressure bandage and some gauze on the leg now, and have come to appreciate how much discomfort the cast spared me. I'm back on the vicodin, and although it hasn't made me drowsy, it hasn't taken care of the pain, either.

My boss is working from home today. He and I were planning on attending an RIT lecture (at 4pm) on imaging today; I'm not sure if I'll still go if he's staying home - I may keep working here until it's time to go to Quimby's.

Update:
I'll be attending the lecture, and then heading out to Quimby's from there. If any CSHers need a ride to Quimby's, drop me a line or catch me on the academic side (lecture's in Bldg 76 - room 1275).