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My husband had total shoulder replacement the end of June and bounced back really fast. Steve was on pain meds for one night in the hospital and a couple more at home. At his 10-day check-up, they took out his stitches. The surgeon told my husband that he could drive as long as he wasn't on pain medicine and told me to do NOTHING for him anymore. A therapist had come to the house until then. Once he could drive, Steve went for therapy. He finished physical therapy in November, and the therapist told him to have his trainer at our gym "take off the training wheels." Steve is so thrilled with his new shoulder that he can't wait to schedule his other side in the spring. He'd have done it already if CT's winter weather and putting coats on with a sling wouldn't prolong his recovery! Steve had some set-backs during our power outages during Hurricane Irene and the October storm when he was lugging buckets of water up from the basement to flush toilets, but it was just bursitis from overusing his muscles. He was frustrated that he had to slow down his therapy for the bursitis. His new shoulder is so much better than it'd been in years. Urge your husband to take pain meds when he needs them. And, the best thing we bought was the "ice machine" thing that circulates cold water to the right spot; you don't have to run to the freezer to refill ice bags every hour so you both get more sleep. Also, talk to your insurance company about a physical therapist coming to your home until your husband can drive. I wish your husband recovers as quickly as mine, and I wish you're off the hook as soon as I was. Feel free to contact me if you need to talk.