I appreciate so much all the info. My sister, friend, and husband will have to take care of me. I too, have 2 dogs, and they will be a worry regarding hurting me in some way. They are not going to understand the restrictions.
Amazingly, I have a Pain Doctor who is an anethesiologist, and over the 2 years she has been seeing me for epidurals, we have become friends. If I cannot get out of pain, from the drug pump. I will page her. She will fix it. They have already been told morphine does nothing for me, so if that is all they have don't waste their time. Doctor assures me, he has something that will work. I have already told him I will call Colette if he doesn't.
I am 2 weeks away from surgery. Very afraid.

Grace