I think I need to be more clear on timelines. I'm home as of yesterday, Tuesday. The bursting and surgery was last Monday. It will be several months to recover from the next part, the second major surgery, to reverse the colostomy in April or May, hopeful. I won't begin to be through this and back to that new normal until probably August.
I appreciate all the kind words. I am working on staying positive. I did even go out to eat tonight but could barely eat half (my stomach shrank because I couldn't eat anything at all for a week and even water was immediately vacuumed out by the NG tube).