I spent 6 weeks on bedrest after surgery last summer and 16 weeks with very limited mobility. For 6 weeks I was in bed except for orthopedist appts and therapy after a several week break from that. For 10 weeks I was rarely out of the house except for those things but the last 4 weeks I could drive so I got out a little more although I was still in a big cast and couldn't get around well. I didn't even get to start PT until 10 weeks out so I missed that excuse to leave home until later on as well.

I found an online message board for people going through the same kind of surgeries I was (on healthboards) and that really helped. I did a good bit of knitting (I knit on looms which is easier and you can get looms cheaply at Walmart or a craft store and learn how to use them on youtube). I got a huge pile of books from the library before surgery and kept renewing them all summer. I watched a lot of netflix and youtube videoes. I learned youtube has a lot of documentaries and even some full movies on it. I like figure skating and read and watched enough that I now understand what I'm seeing when I watch, at least to some extent. When I was really doped up on pain meds I went through awkwardfamilyphotos.com and laughed my head off; later that proved less funny without the drugs.

The thing that helped me the most was focusing on one small goal at a time. I went to the orthopedist about every 2 weeks for new casts so I tried to never think beyond those 2 weeks because if I did I got overwhelmed. Keeping everything in small increments really helped me feel in control and not as overwhelmed as the bigger picture would have.

I forget what else I did. I'm sure I read about all kinds of random stuff online because I do that. But I kept busy and don't remember being particularly bored at all. I got tired of being in bed and was glad whenever I got a chance to get out of the house; therapy was one of my favorite things last summer. It will go faster than you think.