Hi Bethann,
Good luck on your new journey! I too am leaving home to have surgey. I don't know if you are flying, but if you are, ask for seats that have a little more leg room and a window one so you don't have to move everytime someone else wants to go potty or walk around. And to make the flight or ride home a little easier, ask you doc for something like valium. It will help relax all of you muscles and make it a little easier on you.
God Bless
Helen C