You have experience! I'm about to undergo my third (hopefully), and the first two helped in getting me, my house, family and support system ready. While I don't smoke, I am overweight and losing weight for a faster recovery is also challenging, especially since I have limited mobility.

Exercise - before and after surgery - is a game changer. It seems like I can't do enough, but something is better than nothing. My recovery from my second was different from my first, my doctor told me it would be, but at least I had some expectations. Since I was 10 years older, recovery took a little longer, but I was up and about in about six weeks.