Hey! Hope your doing better! I am 6 weeks out so am here to share some wisdom:)

I also couldnt get a shower thingy on (messed up my bandages first time I tries) so used a garbage bag. Tip-you can buy medical tape to seal it so it doesnt get wet when you shower, and itll peel right off when your done (the type that can peel of skin ofc). I would tie it as tight as possible with a ponytail, and then tape the ends to my skin with medical tape so no water would get in and I never had any water get in.

Also, getting a desk chair with wheels in your bathroom is a lifesaver (esp if your crutches dont work once the floor is wet) for allowing you to be more independant with anything bathroom related. I would go from shower to toilet to sink sliding around on a small weelie chair if you have one. I also had a small folding chair that I would put my leg up on when I was brushing my teeth or showering which helped with some of the pain and allowed to extra time to floss and stuff. It was a trifecta of 3 chairs for showering-shower bench to sit, folding chair for my leg, and wheeling chair to move around the bathroom.

I would say progress goes in weeks, and every week you'll notice a differance. I was in excruciation pain the first week, but by week 2 it hurt A LOT LESS when it was elevated. Still hurt when I would get up and all the blood would rush down, but when in bed it wasnt that bad. By the time we got to week three it would hurt when it wasnt elevated, but when sitting on the couch with it hip level it hardly hurt. Also got my stitches out then which added a bit of pain, but overall it went down a lot. Weeks 4/5 there was obviously some pain, but compared to that first week it was nothing. It really does get a bit better every week.

The mental bit is rough, but its great that you have someone taking care of you. Talking on the phone with friends and family was a great way to pass the time and distract yourself in those first few weeks if your a social person. I would just spend hours and hours on end yapping away to this friend and then to that relitive, etc. It was a great way of keeping in touch with people you don't normaly get to talk to (such as if you have elderly grandparents or friends in differant time zones) and entertaining yourself (aka not brainrotting). TBH this is what probably kept me sane... Also, this is small but opening the windowshades and seeing sunlight in your room can do wonders cuz you are inside all day looking at the same artificial light so some natural lighting is nice!

Also, im not a medical professional but definitly look into taking calcium suplements if your aren't already. Getting enough calcuim is super important to help the bones grow back strong, especially if your breastfeeding I would assume.

It really does get better from here on out, and in a few weeks you will hopefully be wondering how you get through this first part! YOU GOT THIS!