Almost as hard as getting out of bed for the first time after surgery is getting to stay in the bed. This is because the minute you get out of bed the doctors will start telling you that's it's time to go home already.

They'll tell you this on their rounds in the morning; they'll tell you on their rounds in the afternoon; interns, residents, surgeons - doctors you've never seen before and will never see again will appear before you like a Greek chorus of shameless shamers to pull back...