Hey Gil,
Glad to hear you're back home and doing OK.. please follow all instructions post op and take it easy re your recovery.
Re the pluggedupedness.. Miralax 17gm in a.m. and Sennakot S 2 in p.m. might help things along pretty well or even Miralax twice daily if you're really plugged up initially.. it causes a great deal of gas this way but can be helpful intially post op for moving things along OR Dulcolax (stool softener) in p.m. w/Miralax regime..
Plenty of fluids, veggies/fruits to help or whatever helps U move
Avoid pushing/straining for bowel movement~ doing so you'd feel the area (or perhaps not) that you had surgery on so you should avoid pushing/straining.
Good luck with recovery, give it time and don't worry about anything that's missing just yet. There is probably swelling in the area of the surgery around nerve that will alleviate with time.
Stay well
