@kathymrowse my recovery went very well, resting is the best advice. After the first week I walked around my yard making sure not to lift anything over a couple of pounds. I think it took me three to four months of not doing much before getting back to some sort of a routine, it take one year of having to use a bone stimulator collar a couple hours each day. This was to help bone growth cover the screws that were used for surgery.
Only in hospital for 4 days. Fortunately the discomfort was minimum and that allowed me to get thru the days without taking pain medication very often.
I had a lot of pain in my left arm after surgery (off and on) and I still do several times a week, physical therapy has helped some. I just had Pain Management do injections yesterday to the T -2 to see if there was any relief in tightness in shoulders and neck, as of this morning I don’t think it has helped. Deep tissue Massage therapy seems to help the most.
Best advice I could give is take it very easy after your surgery , don’t lift anything over a few pounds, go to therapy.