Shoulder surgery D-day

I got up at 8:30 to finish some work and try to (partially successfully) set auto replies on my work webmail. I needed to be at the surgery center by 11:30, so we showered and left by 10:45. I brought with me the "gunslinger" sling and my mountain of paperwork. I was surprised at how quickly they called me in to undress and cozy up in my hospital bed. Soon after my nurse inserted the IV into my right hand, she called int husband to wait with me. That was about noon. Soon after another nurse came in to do a first wash on my arm. She even warmed the solution but it was still weird to have someone essentially exfoliating your skin and underarm. Then the rep from genesis gave us a rundown of the game ready ice machine we rented. After he left the anesthesiologist asked some questions and went over the procedures. He was really sincere and compassionate. I knew I was in good hands. Dr Colville showed up at about 1 to mark my arm with an x and explain the general procedure again. Once I was wheeled into the OR I movedyself onto the operating table, had a short conversation about my purple hair and don't remember anything until I woke u in the recovery room with my arm in the sling and the ice machine on. I was really groggy and could barely see anything. The nurse asked about my
Pain level and gave me 5 mg of oxycodone, then shortly after devouring some applesauce another 5. When asked about my pain again (it hadn't gone down at all) she gave me delaudid. Pain dropped to a tolerable level almost immediately but when the Dr tried to debrief me on the surgery I couldn't keep my eyes open. He understood and explained everything to my husband. About 20 minutes later after they knew I was stable they let me get dressed and wheeled me out to the parking garage. The delaudid was essential for getting home. Every you bump would have been miserable otherwise. I was surprised at the level of pain despite many warnings by the nurses and docs, and needed to take 10mg oxycodone every 4 hours. The nurses also recommend eating something bland the first night after anesthesia. We had Kevins delicious potato soup with kale.
So everyone in the hospital will tell you it's best to sleep in a recliner. What if you don't have one? We used pillows. 10-15 is probably the number. I can't see them but I know they are there. It's really only comfortable to sleep upright partially because you lose feeling in your fingers if your hand is tilted up at night....and partially because it just hurts to move period. Laying upright on the couch really limits your options for moving around.