Please share your tips and tricks for staying comfortable after surgery! Here are a few of mine:
(Perhaps obvious): Wear shorts!
In hospital
Getting in and out of bed without help: If your R leg is injured, sit on the R side of the bed. Hook your L foot under your R ankle and use your L leg to lift your R leg up as you pivot onto the bed.
Ask hospital staff to keep the bin next to your bed.
To use a bedpan: Keep a roll of TP next to the bed so you don't have to negotiate TP usage with staff. Place a towel under the bedpan. Pull your underpants down, but keep the blankets around your waist. I found it easier to use the bed pan sitting up.
At Home
Arnica cream for bruising and swelling, staying away from the dressing.
