Wishing you a comfortable recovery after your upcoming surgery! Recliner - the nonelectric one I sit in to watch TV and movies worked well for me, a couple of pillows we had in the house were helpful when needed. Bras are an individual preference, I usually just didn't wear one, shirts and muumuus with patterns looked fine. If I needed to wear one, I had no comfort issues with my regular ones. I would close them in the front and then move the closure area around to the back. There may be that trial and error period to figure out the easier and most comfortable ways of doing things, it's so helpful to have a "bag of tricks" to try.