Yeah so here's how I remember it:
The day before: You can have a light breakfast; cereal, muffin, etc... then no other solids until your surgery. You then need to perform bowel prep, which consists of drinking a one gallon just laxative that will turn every last bit of material inside your digestive tract into a liquid that you will be shitting out until the wee hours of the morning.
The day of (Day 1): You get to the hospital, they do hospital stuff, there's paperwork and uncomfortable questions about religion and next-of-kin, then change into a robe, have some anesthesia and fall asleep.
Later that day: Wake up! You have a vagina now.
But you can't see it because it's packed with medical gauze and your entire crotch is wrapped up in a mega bandage. Also you are in a lot of pain and still very much in a hospital. Don't try to move your legs yet, and I hope you're fine with sleeping on your back, because you will be for at least the next week. Look at all the fancy tubes sticking out of you; one of them is to take pee out of your system; the others are for draining pus. The important one is the one in your arm. That brings pain killers IN. Ask for some ice for between your legs, and have a nice night.
The next day: Maybe you can sit up now! Oh, and you might be reunited with your old friend Solid Food at breakfast time. You're gonna need something in your stomach so you can have more pain killers. You definitely need more pain killers. More ice, too. Be careful with the food, though, the wrapping around your crotch needs to stay in place for a while... so you're not allowed to poop yet. You might want to stick to cheese and saltines. Hey, you can probably take a selfie right about now (I did). Lunch happens, dinner happens, pain killers happen before, during and after all of the above. Get an ice pack and go to sleep.
Day 3: You get used to sitting up, which also means you can shave your face if necessary. You should be drinking lots of water... which means you get used to nurses coming to empty your catheter.
You definitely notice when it's full. Fresh ice for the ice pack. Normal person food gets more and more appealing... but you're still on a low-fiber diet so you can't have much in the way of fresh fruit. Even pizza is a no-go for some reason. A white bread turkey sandwich seems fantastic. Your legs feel better and better... maybe you can walk tomorrow.
Day 4: This might be the first day when you're awake more than you are asleep. I was able to play some video games. Also the food you've been eating is starting to pile up on the back end of your digestive tract... you're gonna need some gas pills to deal with that because you can't quite poop yet.
A new ice pack. If you can walk by today you're doing great. You'll have several people there when you do; it's ok to ask for help because you will get light-headed from being vertical after so long of being not vertical.
Day 5: Try to walk several times for longer distances. You're almost done with this place.
Day 6: Have some breakfast and then it'll probably be time to unwrap. Getting the bandaging off isn't too bad. However, they do have to pull the catheter tubing out... that's a lot of no fun.
The other drains are removed and leave some gashes on your skin above your vagina; take care of those the next week or so and they'll close up just fine. Then the packing comes out... there's gonna be a LOT of blood. This is your one and only period.
And now...
you...
can see your vagina!
You better fucking cry at least a little after all it took to get here. Now you get to dilate!
The first time is going to be really easy because you're still incredibly numb down there. Using the mirror left over from when you shaved helps you aim. You'll be doing this three times a day for at least the next three months, so you'll get good at it. Make sure you bought lube... a lot of lube... water-based lube. Get some underpads so all that lube doesn't get on your bed sheets.
SPOILERS:
You are still going to get lube all over your bed sheets.
You can finally have a bowel movement. It might be the best one you ever have. Once you prove you can piss and shit under your own power, you can leave the hospital. You sure as hell can't drive, though, because you're still on pain killers. Your pelvis is very, very sensitive, so I hope whoever is driving you mapped out a route consisting of recently-paved streets with no speed bumps.
You still can't lay on your side or stomach. Your follow-up is in a week and your new vagina will look rather grotesque for at least a couple more months. Labia swelling takes a while to go down. Take it easy, don't pop a labia stitch. Most of all, don't forget to dilate!
You survived! Get some Arby's as a reward.
Also all of your underwear is going to get ruined.