Good Morning Diane,
Glad to hear you are right on schedule post op. Yes please do take your med for pain. It is much better to get control over the pain then trying to bring in down when you really hurting.
You could go out on the porch in your yellow slicker and rain hat and belt our a verse from "Singing in the Rain"
I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain
What a glorious feelin'
I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above
The sun's in my heart.......