Rickochet no, I did that in 2018. 2 days after my birthday. Surgery was 2 weeks after that. I was still hauling horses 2 days before surgery, and was heading out to get them the day after... As long as I didn't use that arm it was all good. A few days before surgery, I was in the trailer loading tack trunks with help, and the boss looks at me and says why don't you let us help you, I responded with, you are. I'm unable to use my left arm and can't lift these trunks with only one arm. However, I CAN maneuver them around and know where they all go in the trailer. I think we loaded them 3 high, so we had about 9 in the trailer.
They Dr gave me some stronger meds for pain, I took 1/2 of one after I got home and went to bed after surgery, other than that I took Advil.