I had TOS surgery to my right side on June 26th. I was expecting to go back to work shortly after a week or so. Did not happen. I had one of the top doctors in the area. I actually have bilateral TO , but the right side is worse and decided to go for it. My brother also had several TO surgeries which helped in my decision. Everyone is different but needless to say this is a very difficult surgery. You are not suppose to lift anything over 10 lbs for at least 4 weeks. I am at six weeks and wish I could lift that. I unfortunately have had a difficult recovery. I think I have nerve damage, which can happen, from the pulling of the arm overhead during the surgery. Started physical therapy about a week and 1/2 ago which is one of the hardest things I have had to endure. I am a very motivated person but I can see where this recovery can definitely knock people back. Still have allot of pain that I keep pushing through. Expect to have numbness for several months. I have been told that nerve recovery can sometimes take 6-12 months to heal. Again everyone is different but this is something you should know going in. Nerves can and are often bruised, injured or severed. If you plan on doing what you say, you should postpone the surgery. Your post surgery pain will be quite worse than your current TO pain. At 6 weeks I am not even close to being even with the TO pain I had previously. I have been very impatient but now realize that in my case this will take awhile. My brother, to some extent had similiar extended recovery results. Hope everything works out for you.