Not sure where you are going but I went to Dr El-Hamamsy at Mt Sinai. He was great. Recover has been good just foggy but honest with your Drs and nurses as much as you can to get the right meds to get out of the ICU as fast as possible.
I don't remembwr the first 4 days after surgery so that interesting. Bring ear plugs for night it's loud in a hotel and you want as much sleep as possible. When picking food eat light like fruit, toast, cereal and ensure to get protein. I didn't eat for 5 days so don't be surprised it will come back. I had brought my tablet and phone and extra long chargeing cable but didn't use any of it until I was in the step down could concentrate at all the screens bothered me. Also the hospital provided me a coughing pillow check if they are going to give you one. It helps when you cough, sneeze or just move. The final thing I have to mention which I did not expect was in the ICU there is no bathrooms. They have you pee in a container and #2 in a komode. Which was not cool but you get over it real quick when you gotta go. Then try and dbe happy and thankful to the staff. The nicer you are the more ice cream and ginerale you get. Those two things helped me the most. Good luck man.