@Bird mama wrote:
@viva923 Now that you have the date, you have 3 full weeks to prepare. Prepare questions for surgeon and prepare yourself mentally for the recovery period and prepare your environment for your recovery.
Some things I've learned since Memorial Day:
QUESTIONS FOR THE SURGEON:
1. Does the surgery involve use of a tourniquet?
I know this one sounds crazy but you would be surprised how many foot related surgeries involve a tourniquet. They used a tourniquet on my thigh and didn't tell me about it before the surgery or in recovery. The bruising afterwards and the pain was horrible. Knowing ahead of time won't change the bruising and pain but at least you'll know why you are bruising.
PREPARE YOUR ENVIRONMENT:
I don't know the size and layout of your house. I suspect that they are not going to want you to put weight on the foot after surgery. Take it from me, crutches are a sonofapup to use and they throw off your center of gravity and balance.
I don't know if they are going to recommend something called a knee rollator. Google pictures of those and decide for yourself. Personally I wanted something that I could cop a squat on so I bought walkers/rollators that had a seat.
Measure your door openings between rooms. Not all walkers are the same width. If you need a more narrow walker Target seels McKesson walkers for under $100, free delivery. It might not be a bad idea to have a walker ready before surgery. I can tell you the style I bought if you are interested.
Practice now the economy of movement. By that I mean make the most of each trip you make to a room in your house. For example: I go into my basement to throw a load of wash into my dryer. Before I make the trip to the basement I ask myself is there anything else I need from the basement while I'm there? If I know I am low on rolls of paper towels under the kitchen sink or low on spare toilet paper rolls then I say well, take those up with you Bernie so you don't need to make another trip.
Embrace plastic bags, fanny packs, your utility apron. I'm constantly toting something in plastic bags. The laundry going downstairs and clean folded clothes coming upstairs. It's work for me to get around this house and baby I make the most of each trip.
THE CAST:
I don't know if you are going to come home in a cast - good question for the surgeon. You can't get your cast wet. I don't know how your bathroom is laid out. Tub or shower or combination. I have a combo and prefer baths. If you go the bath route you will be bathing with one leg outta the tub. If you go the shower route check out Amazon for cast covers.
There's so many things I've learned that are running through my mind. If you have any questions float them my way.
PREPARE YOURSELF:
Losing use of a foot during surgery and recovery is upsetting. We are accustomed to moving at will. You're going to move slower and it's going to be aggravating. Find joy that you are still moving, albeit like a snail.
Oops gotta get dressed - foot doctor appointment today and X-rays. I am so sick of seeing these people that I can't see straight 
@Bird mama I guess I am a pro on crutches having used them for a year as a child. After the falls the past two years, I would not have made it without them, two, then one. I use one crutch FOR balance, and it has kept me from falling many times outside. I use it like a walker cane, hand on the top, think it is better than a walker cane as I can always switch to using under my arm if necessary.