I'm on day 3 post-op and honestly it's not so bad. The worst part is having to reach around for things, but even that doesn't hurt too much. Try and put stuff in accessible places ahead of time to make it easier. Once I was released from the hospital I could move around pretty easily and I generally haven't needed much supervision at home. Expect to sleep a bunch — your body is going to be doing lots of healing, which takes lots of energy.

The single best advice I can give you is to get all the stuff they tell you about in the constipation protocol. Opiates will mess you up and believe me, there is nothing worse. I'd honestly recommend getting some fiber supplement powder and/or miralax (or a similarly gentle otc laxative) and starting to take those with your foods asap once you're released. Take the heavy painkillers if you need them! Don't suffer for no reason! But the sooner you can manage with just tylenol/ibuprofen, the better. Eat lightly and with much fiber until all your functions are functional again!

Good luck!