@red3 Ruth Anne, It's great to hear from you. Get lots of rest. I have donor bone too. At about 6 weeks because of healing things tightened up for me, and it was a while before I could do stretching and physical therapy. I don't know if you'll experience that. I'm glad your pain is manageable. Isn't that a nice surprise? As humans, we kind of expect the worst pain from surgery, and find that we can do this and manage on our own. I didn't do well on pain medicines either and found I could do without and was better off. I'm glad you found comfort here in our community and you are on the mend.