Sorry I'm being thick here. are you saying before surgery you used to be up at 4.00 am every day and after surgery..long time after you now sleep much better than that?
It's been 8 weeks since my surgery so not that long ago, but yes I do sleep a lot better now. My body has adjusted, my work like clock work. I have to be up at 5:15am for work usually 20 minutes after I'm awake its time to go. I'm not waking before my alarm anymore.
I've also noticed that my bowels empty a lot more now than what they did with the strictures.
You don't have to apologize for being thick here. I wish I would have found this forum sooner than I did. I went through a year with out having anyone to talk to that really knew what it felt like. My mom also has CD but she takes no medications and eats whatever she pleases. It sometimes makes me wonder if she really has it at all. I wish I could go without taking a handful of pills in the morning and what I wouldn't give to eat some buttery popcorn. Its good to get the answers to your questions, from what I've seen is there are people here that can relate to just about anything. I used to think it was weird that I had CD and didn't have constant D like most that have it, then I came across your story and was like. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!!
Ask all the questions you like and don't apologize for it.
In the long run I think you'll do just fine after your surgery and I think you'll be glad you did it even though the road to get there was scary!