Op day plus 11 - stitches out!

Just got home from the scheduled visit to the surgeon's rooms - the stitches are out.  Tickled a bit, not painful, somewhere between a scratch and an injection (but not as bad as injection). Doctor is happy everything is OK.  Carry on, basically. I can drive (a manual gearshift saloon car in my case) as soon as I'm happy I can cope with an emergency stop (the seat belt I suppose) - I reckon late this week or early next.

The plasters are off as well and my abdomen is a bit of a mess - see photograph.  He says the incisions will have healed as much as they ever will in about 10 (?) weeks total.  So, no heavy lifting or moving, and no stretching for a while.