Best wishes for a speedy recovery and great health.
The best I can tell you is to keep up on all meds, don;t let pain get ahead of you. It is best to have a pump after surgery you can hit yourself...
Lots of ice, start range of motion with the OT in the hospital.

At home have frozen dinners, soup, bags of ice or many use peas....
I bought a used recliner for my daughter and a few pillows at K-mart for $3 small travel, and several $5 bed size.

Take it slow, no super hero, and don;t race back to work. Inflamed sick nerves don;t heal, they calm down..if they are inflamed and incitedthey create scar matter.

Tolerate the drain, it gets the excess fluid and surgical blood from the chest. It this was left in, it would turn to grayish matter attaching anywhere, making scar matter.

Baby steps and baby yourself.
Dianne