devil, speaking as one who's been there - don't be in a hurry. I was told to do very little for twelve weeks, and it was certainly worth it, I had no trouble at all post-op. My SIL gave me sound advice too, to take 3 months out of my life to recover from the operation, and I pass that on to anyone else. Don't exert yourself - it'll pay dividends in the long run. Friends of mine who started hoovering or pushing supermarket trolleys too early too a great deal longer to recover that I did.