Sleep and follow up appointments

I met with the surgeon yesterday for my follow-up appointment, and the nurse took off the visible part of my stitches. The inner parts will eventually dissolve, and for the next week I've got some steril strips glued on to keep the tiny incisions closed tightly. I got to see my surgery pics and he explained what I was looking at - they're hard to interpret as you'll see when I can scan and post them. I also got a perscription for ultracet since the vicodin wasn't really helping, and a week's worth of ambien so I can finally get some decent sleep. Even though I still woke up a few times, last night was the first good night's sleep I've had in about a week, and I feel so much better today it's amazing. A few more nights like that and I'll be back to normal, save for the sling.