Rebecca, I am so glad to hear that you are home!! I also got 2 units of blood. I wish I would have thought about having family members donate.
Don't try to do too much the first two weeks. Just standing up and sitting up might be all you can handle. It gets better every day. Each week you will see noticeable improvements. My incision is about 4 or 5 inches long. I had my general practitioner cut off the knots. It took about 3 weeks for my blood levels to normalize.
I know what you mean when you talk about bending over and getting up. I used my legs and tried not to use my arms much. Now my right knee is very sore. My doctor just let me know I could walk more and even jog when I felt I could, but I can barely walk with this knee pain. It is getting better. I guess my point is not to overdo it. I really pushed myself and ended up in the hospital two more times.
I hope you stat feeling great soon!!