A week after he was hospitalized and underwent two abdominal surgeries, Amitabh Bachchan says he's spending sleepless nights and recovering only slowly.
Unable to go to sleep on the SevenHills Hospital, Big B took to Twitter at 4 a.m. Saturday to hook up with his "extended family".
"Have not been in a position to sleep yet... so I ASSUME you all need to tolerate me for a while," the 69-year-old megastar wrote.
"The body repairs but gradually... what a work of machinery the Almighty created...incredible!
"Yes it's become a routine now to be awake all night almost... best time to think, reminisce, write and contemplate...
"The doctors have gone home, the family is asleep in adjoining room and the night nurses and sisters are a joy to be with...," he added.
Amitabh complained that the web connection on the hospital conked out for some time.
At night, he listened to Coke Studio.
"Such talent within and around the border ... soulful, caressing, almost taking the pain away..."
Big B earlier referred to his slow recovery.
"There appears to be a slight, very slight, rise to the graph on recovery, though there's still a massive amount of labor to be done," he posted on his blog Friday night.
Amitabh was admitted for abdominal surgery Feb 11. He was to be discharged Feb 13. But acute pain forced doctors to maintain him under observation.
Doctors were taking into consideration another surgery Friday but that didn't happen as he showed slight improvement.
"The fever stayed within control and some blood readings brought a steady smile at the faces of the medical team," he said.
"A CT Scan planned to detect another nagging problem ... will be considered tomorrow.
"My intake have been improved upon - from three sips of water per day to four sips! Thats like a few teaspoons full extra," added the actor.
