Whittlewoman, I had this surgery back in the early 80's. Best thing that ever happened to me. I want to tell you something very important. Two things, actually. Although you are having the surgery that shortens the recovery time, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE TWO RULES:

A) DO NOT SWEEP anything. Do not even stand next to a broom. Sweeping uses the muscles that haven't had time to recuperate from the surgery and will land you back in bed, flat on your back, on pain killers for weeks. And yes, I did NOT heed this advice. DO NOT SWEEP ANYTHING. If this surgery had happened to me NOW, there wouldn't be that danger. I rarely clean. LOL!

B)DO NOT DRIVE until your doc says you can. Even riding in a car will also hinder your recovery. Some people will tell you that they drove AND swept two weeks after surgery and experienced no probs whatsoever. Cool...good for them. Do you want to find out if you fall within that SMALL percentage of people? I hope not.

Get books, movies, or whatever. Enjoy the solace. Enjoy the downtime. Write, read, watch movies, call friends, meditate...this is your bodies time to heal itself and it WILL...if given proper respect.

I wish you well. I'm telling you, it was the best thing that ever happened to me....well, except that one time when that guy ----uh...nevermind.