Typically, the surgery requires a two to six day hospital stay, depending on which procedure you have done. Usually, you can return to normal activities within three to five weeks. The type of work you do may require a longer convalescence period.
Pressures are severe on retirees to invest wisely, to assure income, to preserve capital, and to still retain sound mental health. I have asked my retired friends, most in their 60s or early 70s, what investment advice they’ve been getting these days. Generally, it’s “Hang in there. Markets will rebound. They always have.” Such advice may be fine for the young but what about older folks like ourselves? Time is not something we can count on.
Our political leaders and their respective medical associations have been trying to save the healthcare systems in North America for some time now. In America, politicians decry the atrocity of limited accessibility because of high costs. In Canada, they demand family doctors for the millions of people who can't get one and shorter wait times for services that can save lives. Great rhetoric but poor results.