So, in anticipation of having surgery, and also, just because I feel awful and lie around a lot, we got a Netflix
subscription. If you are allowed to have a laptop or a smartphone with Internet connection in your room, you can watch TONS of streaming video movies, TV shows, etc on the laptop or phone...with some comfy noise-blocking headphones, it might be a great idea to even help you sleep with all the beeping sounds, etc that annoy in the night(or day).