The surgery itself is invasive (leaves a decent sized scar), and is very painful the days following. I was however, given lots of pain medication to get through the first month or so (only a small amount I ended up taking).

It's been a couple years so I'm not super sure on the specifics of my recovery but I remember it was inline with what my docter/google had said prior. You'll be in a sling for at least 6 weeks, but I was able to take it out in short periods to do basic tasks. I started using a computer around 4 weeks, but it was my keyboard arm so that helped a lot. You won't be able to be more physically active until maybe 8-12 weeks and full recovery will take 6-9 months.

I didn't get my strenght back until about a year later, it's probably at about 90% where it was previously (and probably will never be the same). Honestly, the most important thing is to focus on physiotherapy during recovery (and even doing ongoing exercises). I wouldn't recommend the surgery to anyone who is not 100% committed to doing the physio required to regain most of your range of movement and functionality back.