Lap Nissen Recovery; Can It Really Be This Fast?

OK, so here I am on the morning of the 15th. My Lap Nissen was performed on the evening of the 10th. So I'm not yet 5 days post-op. My discomfort level is extremely low, on a scale of 1 to 10 I'd say around 1 and a bit. The only real hangovers from the actual procedure are remnants of neckache and a rapidly diminishing throat discomfort, which I attribute to intubation. Every morning {and there haven't been many mornings...} both these hangovers seem significantly further reduced. My most recent pain meds - 2x 500gm paracetomol and 400gm ibruprofen - I took 24 hours ago and don't feel the need for any today. Clearly I can't swallow anything which isn't prety much liquid - although I've had no trouble swallowing any tablets with water since coming out of theatre. Was surprised at how easy even that first swallow was. I've experienced no pain at all at the ports. Still a touch SOB, but a really deep intake of air - which caused some discomfort and not a little cursing for the first couple of days -is also getting easier and easier with each day. I still have a little residual chest discomfort, but even that most worrying aspect of my {erstwhile?} condition seems on the retreat.
So here's my question: Am I just an incredibly lucky sod to have found this procedure so easy, or are there setbacks to come? In short, just how typical is this seemingly miraculous reaction to my wrap? And should I really, after only 4 and a half days, feel this good?
Any feedback from fellow Wrap Club members would be genuinely appreciated.

Hi, Marty.
Thanks for the reply, you're right, I think we're pretty much on the same page. I tried scrambled eggs on Sunday, couldn't get very far in. However, I think they were still a little too warm, 'cos I wolfed 'em next day served a bit cooler. Tried {very sloppy} risotto last night with the same results. No go after only a little while. Still no go today, I think risotto is maybe a bit too glutinous. Maybe a little minced lamb with creamed potatoes will work - I'm quite keen on cooking, so I see the next few weeks as a challenge, with any success or failure accepted philosohically. My surgeon warned me not to go anywhere near {fresh} bread for the near future. I'm reading that toast can be OK, so maybe I'll try some of that with a little honey. Meanwhile, this early on, I'm happy to accept any limitations that don't actually leave me starving! Keep up the good work, hopefully we'll both be in that lucky band who find recovery easy. I can imagine it could be hell, so I'm grateful that it isn't.

Hi, Marty!
Me, too... a pretty rotten night, the pain in my neck {and I'm not talking about my wife, honest} returned with a vengeance yesterday evening. 400gm ibruprofen this morning seems to have eased it off, or maybe it's just that I've been a bit busier today.... Other than that, though, I'm still doing fairly well, I think. Below neck level I remain much more comfortable than I'd ever have thought possible.
Looks like we've both tried running before walking, but - lessons learned - you're right, follow the advice. Back to liquids only for me, with the exception of extremely soggy Weetabix or oats. I'm walking well, too, I probably managed over a mile on Saturday, just around one of the local towns, though the last bit was at a fairly slow pace. Deep breaths are much easier as well today, and - as far as I can tell, 6 days on from my operation, my throat is much less sore and I haven't so far spotted even a twinge of reflux. By the way I don't know what your protocol was, but mine was come off the PPIs immediately, so I'd probably have noticed acid seeing back up my oesophagus by now. Keep yer chin up!