Nicolai emerged from surgery a little groggy but was fairly coherent about an hour later. It has now been 24 hours since he last ate or drank and he is VERY hungry (a good sign). Regrettably he will not be allowed to eat until tomorrow sometime depending on how quickly his system recovers. With some luck he will be able to make the trip to Maine on Tuesday or Wednesday. Unfortunately he will not be able to attend his summer wrestling camp which is scheduled to start in two weeks. Full recovery will take from 3-5 weeks according to his surgeon.