Good morning,
So my recovery was excellent. Honestly if it wasn't for the catheter I could have gone home the same night I felt that good. Made sure I rested as needed once I was home but it was a breeze. Took one pain pill the night I went home just in case but didn't need anything after that.

You do have to have separate caretakers, and although I saw him briefly in the recovery area I did not see him again until he came home as the hospital was so busy we weren't even on the same floor, but it worked out for the best as I knew he was being taken great care of so I could concentrate on me. My husband's daughter came in to town for a week as that was how long they said I would need before taking over the care. I stayed 2 nights at my friends house and then came home the day my husband did (he was in 3 nights). I didn't have anyone with me the morning of surgery as we had to be there so early and they took me back into the pre-op area pretty quickly. So I think for you it's really someone to take you home and stay with you those first couple of nights to make sure you don't overdo it, but they actually won't need to do anything for you as I showered at the hospital by myself so knew I'd be fine. Your mom's caretaker will need to be at the hospital with them a lot, not over night but really starting the day after surgery as you get so many visits to go over dressing changes, meds, just a lot of stuff. As I knew I would be the primary caretaker I had his daughter FaceTime with me each time someone came in to go through stuff so that I could hear it and ask any questions, they give you a big binder that gives all the info as well.

Not sure where in Jacksonville you are we are north St Augustine but ended up staying close to the hospital for a couple of days post surgery (3 nights days 7,8 & 9), his daughter went home and it was just too much to keep driving up there every day as those first few weeks you have a lot of appointments and they can be scattered out a bit during the day as bloodwork is at 7 am and then some of the other appointments might not be until lunchtime as the one blood test takes a few hours to process.

Please feel free to reach out if you need more info or tips. I am thankful every single day that we did this, to see my husband back to his old self is just amazing.

Good luck to you and your mom.