To be totally honest , very few people go home the next day after a rib resection.
Most stay at least 3 days, and still feel like a truck hit them for a week or two longer.

I don't know if you've ever heard this , but holiday weeks/weekends are generally the worst time to have a major surgery done.
All the best nurses & interns are usually off. FYI

I feel I must mention a few more things.

Is the surgeon an expert at this surgery??

Has there been many tests and imaging to show this is the best course- like a clear cut cause - large or abnormal bony structures?

Please don't accept a less than expert surgeon for this surgery.
There are too many sensitive areas involved - and the chance of scar tissue later on, that can cause just as much pain as you have now.

Please explore the other messages & the sticky threads a surgery is not always a fix as the drs may lead you to believe.
our search tool link -
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/search.php

I just want to be sure you have as many facts as possible to decide for yourself if this is really the best thing to do now.

I haven't read your other posts yet so I may have jumped the gun , but a busy time of year and I wanted to be sure to get this reply to you.

ditto about after home post surgery - pillows, recliner, easy meals, easy on/off clothes, ice packs/heat packs.. on and on