get prepared as best you can and start getting the family recruited to pitch in while you are down.

- paper plates, cups, frozen meals, easy meals, canned meals, soups, sandwiches, casseroles, lots of fruits & veggies

If kids are old enough - they do their own laundry, towels, vacuuming, bathrooms, picking up, dishes, etc

ask family what jobs they will want to be in charge of, or make a rotating list of chores

tell them you are depending on them to step up during this time while you are healing because you don't want to risk re injury or complications.

Don't expect perfection and praise all good efforts.