Expect a few months before you can do normal activities. Try to have someone available for the first 3 months to help with shopping, laundry, and other things that require lots of bending, carrying, long walks, or stairs. The more of that you have to do yourself the first 3 months, the more risk of complications and excess pain.

Go for a long walk the day beforehand. You're not gonna get much exercise for a while. I stayed active until the surgery, and I was getting compliments from the nurses on how willing I was to stand up and move. Most patients just want to lay in bed all day.

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