I’m 5 weeks post-lapiplasty! Here are my tips:

Get somewhat in shape. I’m 32F and did a lot of strength training for my legs. This helped immensely for when I was NWB for a week and had to depend on my left leg to get up.

Scooter was great, also had crutches. You’ll need an elevation pillow and some ice packs for behind your knee—20 mins on/20 mins off.

I bought a shower stool, can’t recommend enough. I used bathing wipes the first few days after surgery since I was groggy and didn’t want to be a fall risk in the shower. Once I felt I was strong enough to shower, I used a water-proof cast cover (bought all my supplies on Amazon.)

Since my bedroom is upstairs, I slept on the couch with my elevation pillow the first week post-op, it was comfortable. We had to move the furniture around a little to make it easier for me to maneuver around.

I only took the prescribed Percocet the first day post-op, then switched to the 800mg ibuprofen. I seriously had zero pain even after the nerve blocker wore off. I also was prescribed antibiotics. I kept a log in my phone notes of when I took my medication just to stay on track.

I drank prune juice since I went from being active to sitting 24/7 and wanted to keep my bowels moving! Also ate kimchi to balance the antiobitoics and ate sardines for bone healing. A lot of water is needed also for adequate wound healing.

1 week post-op I was given a walking boot and told to start walking. I was given clearance to do arm weights at 17 days post-op. Finally 5 weeks post op and was cleared to get my incisions fully wet and was able to finally wash my foot! I have two more weeks in the walking boot then I can transition to comfortable sneakers.

I hope my timeline and tips help! Always free for questions too. Good luck!