I had my surgery July 09, 2014 I have done pretty good so far. I did heavily use my happy button while in the hospital. My surgeon tols me the sooner and moore ytou walk the quicker your pain and recovery will be. I used the advantage of the IV pain meds to start walking with in 2 hours of surgery. But when I got home it was so much harder. I did stop taking my home pain medications only because i was scared of addiction. I have had alot of pain since. But if I walk even if its up to the mailbox I start to feel better. Try walking just short walks.