i was eating pad thai on day 0 of the surgery. now, to be fair, that was probably a lot way too early, but at brassard they encouraged us to eat early on. they just load you full of stool softeners and it's gross and everything is bad, but it gets a lot easier after the first month, because then you can actually strain.
i showered starting on day 4, i think? and that was two times a day. it was the best feeling of my life.
anyway, yeah, you get swollen as hell right after surgery. in the weeks following there was so much interstitial fluid there that i went from a size 4 to a size 9 in the hip. i had to buy a few pairs of pants to wear for about a month. if skirts/dresses are your thing, go for that.