4-24-11 a new normal, for the short term

I was struck this afternoon at how quickly I adjust to new versions of normal. 

The only pill I would swallow before the surgery was one multi-vitamin, and that was on days I happened to remember to take it.

Now, this:

And this:

This is the afore and oft mentioned cool belly band, AKA the swelly belly band. I will spare you the actual more realistic picture, as this little baby, filled with cool gel, actually goes directly against the incision. (And yes, I rather ironically put the bands in a position to resemble a uterus.) So the new normal also includes having a cold pink pillow shoved down my pants half the day. Whose life is this?