My wife and I decided with all our research, to be on a schedule for this TKR I believe it has helped. My wife has the meds scheduled like a Swiss train schedule. We are sleeping in separate bedrooms, because we both feel the patient and caregiver need private time. Because we are night owls, we are asleep by 2am, up at 11, brunch, nap 3-7, dinner back to bed. Rinse and repeat. We schedule all appointments around our schedule. It has worked. Lots of rest and icing. We both believe the first 8 weeks are the most important, building a solid foundation.