Oh, what fun it sounds like you're having! No envy here. Keep in touch. Sorry you're going through all this "alone". I hate medical procedures but don't think I could last long alone. When I was in the hospital for a week I read a trilogy but having my husband show up every evening to visit and bring news from the outside made it bearable.

You'll need a nap when you get home too. Will war with starving/thirst. If I did it again I'd think of things that might be easy/pleasant and have them ready for when I got home. It's a weird feeling because you were starving before you went in and you're hungry still after but don't really feel like you want to eat. I was a mess as we were driving home; wanted the nearest McDonald's/Wendy's/Burger King but kept changing my mind what I felt like eating.