I'm going to be having arthoscopic bone spur removal in my shoulder soon. Since I have never had surgery before, and have a little time to plan ahead - what should I be doing in the 2 weeks beforehand- besides getting lots of sleep, hydrating, getting the house clean, and bringing in a big load of groceries.

Make some casseroles for the freezer? Julia Child's Beouf Bourgingnon? Mmmmmm. Couple loaves of homemade bread

I figure I'll be out of commission for the better part of 1-2 weeks, and while I have a couple of neighbors that might be able to help out a bit for the most part I'm on my own.

I have already talked to my boss about this, and can do some work at home when I'm able, but need to be thinking about how to manage that as well.

Who has gone through this and what tips do you have?