Hey everybody,

My grandmother was going to come and stay with us for a couple days after I had my surgery in case I needed any help. Unfortunately she won't be able to come now. I'm wondering, realistically, do you really need much help? My husband will likely have to go back to work right after I get home from the hospital. He works about 10 hours a day so he will be home for any heavy lifting and such. We live right on a bike path so I won't have to travel to get my daily exercise in. I don't know if I should find someone else or just let it be. Any thoughts?

If you don't have any kids, you'll probably be just fine. My husband worked from home the day I came home from the surgery, but honestly I didn't need any help - I was up and down the stairs in our home with no problem, and when I was tired I curled up in the bed or on the couch and snoozed as needed. That first day home I was still on clear liquids, so it's not like preparing my meal was any issue, but I'm sure I could have managed.

My husband stayed home with me the fist day home since my surgeon wanted someone with me the first 24 hrs. Like the previous poster, I could probably have physically managed on my own, but I was a bit wimpy and really appreciated his presence!

What I really appreciated was at bath/shower time, when I had my girls on hand to help me out etc, in to the second week I was fine with bathing alone. Just take things slowly, and rest as you need to.

Thank you everyone for responding. You all confirmed what I had expected, I should be fine. My son might be home but he's 14 and should be a big help if I need anything. Thank you again everyone for being such a great resource! :wub:

I'm a wimp, and the dosage on my pain meds were too low, so I would have had a hard time by myself for the first 3 days or so out of the hospital.