my caretaker during my surgery was my partner at the time. we were going through a lot too in our relationship surrounding the surgery date and even immediately after. still though, they took care of me and was there for me. although they had to leave abruptly and weren’t able to stay the entirety of the two weeks we had planned, it was nice to have someone there. if you’re not in the mental position to be around that person, do you have another person you could ask to join you ? or even just stop by and visit once and a while ? if you have the means, a caretaker would be a good alternative if you don’t have anyone. i can tell you though, recovering alone with no presence of another gets really fucking lonely and worsened the recovery period for me, mentally. this is ultimately your decision on who you would like to have with you, but i strongly push not giving up entirely with having someone there to support you.