It is great how you are getting all this info ready. Sounds like you are going to do great with this journey... Thanks,
It should be me thanking all of you
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. I'm being proactive because it's important to me to have a point of reference for post-surgical life BEFORE I have my surgery. There is more planning that goes into post surgery than the surgery itself. The surgery seems planned enough. Go the day before surgery for all the pre-surgery stuff. Go have the surgery. Recover for a day or two in ICU. Get your own room, get up, walk, eat, get off the IV meds, and go home in 3 to 5 days. While I'm sure there can be complications that will change all that, it's the most likely surgical outcome.
It's the at home recovery that seems so disorganized, or at least, unpredictable. I need to make sure I have someone at the house with me for X number of days, or X number of weeks if things go more slowly. I have work related concerns, and family concerns. I do feel good about my situation, even the post surgery recovery, since all of you have given me so much wonderful insight! I'm not going to factor in the low percentage complication possibilities. If one or more of those happens to inflict me, then I will deal with that at the time. I am staying positive that I will have a "normal" recovery, which I have set aside 8 weeks to accomplish.
Thank you all for chiming in and providing me with your personal experiences. I give that more weight than a guestimate from any surgeon, since you have all "walked the walk".
Ernie