I'm alone so I am setting it up that I will spend three days in the hospital, in order to go to rehab for as long as they will keep me (I'm told that is a requirement for going.). Last time I was in rehab for eight days. In these times, the insurance companies decide when you are well enough to leave. After that, I will go to my daughter's for about a week, then I'm hoping to be able to come home and be alone. Where I live it is all one floor so getting around is relatively easy. Maybe this time I will come home directly from rehab!
My biggest concern is my dog. People might think me foolish, but living alone, he is my boone companion. He is very large and strong, but minds me well. He will kennel where I got him from until I come home. Then, it is my intent to have him come home and I will get a dog walker. I am hoping I will be sufficiently strong enough to just walk him in the morning and evening to a close-by tree, then she can take him for a long walk each day. When you have a big dog,it is difficult to find anyone to keep them or even to walk them. I need to be able to count on whoever that is because I can't deal with a suddenly "unavailable" situation. It will be a business arrangement with local backup. I am going to install that "fake" dog grass on my deck for emergencies.
All in all, I remember how to prep my living quarters and have the necessary aids to assist me. However, I find my mind spinning and I have to push the anxiety down when it rears its ugly head. I was able to drive last time when I came home after about 18 days, but it was my left hip. That helped a lot. This time, with it being my right hip, I will just have to wait and see. My doctor's only criteria was that I be off pain medication to be able to drive. That was no problem for me because opids and I don't get along so ibuprofen was my drug of choice.
This is a very long answer to your very kind question which I am grateful for. I always miss my husband, but it is at times like this that it is even more difficult. He would not have thought me a burden, but I worry about imposing on my friends and neighbors. Ah well...
I hope you have a sunny day and a speedy recovery. I look forward to hearing how you are doing. Thanks again for your concern and kindness.