Congrats on the healthy living!
Please take it easy after the surgery. I had mine out between tours and a week after, I went on the road for a month. I thought I was keeping it under control, but it turns out I now have a diastasis, which basically means that the muscles opened up around the point of entry. Not horrible, but definitely uncomfortable and would require surgery to really fix it. So, I'm living with it. Be good to yourself! A little extra time off now could mean a lot more comfort later on.
All of our healing energy from here in Boulder!