I didn't read all of the replies, so this may have already been covered.

Diet: dump nightshade foods. They are, by nature, inflammatory. Potato, tomato, eggplant, jalapeno are the ones people most commonly intake. There are more. Depending on your sensitivity (which may be higher since the surgery), paparika, even in the smallest amount such as what is frequently used in coloring foods, could cause issues. Tomato & potato powder are commonplace in many prepared/commercial/boxed or canned items. Chili powder. Google nightshade food. AVOID!!!

Healing... you need more vitamin D3 (easy supplement to buy), you need more B vitamins (again, easy supplement to buy). You need comfrey and arnica to rub on the area. They heal, reduce swelling, blah, blah, blah. Treat things as naturally as possible, and you'll heal faster (hey, I drink, I smoke, but treating crap naturally instead of RX works better if you have a clue what you are doing, or even a tad bit of research).

You had an invasive surgery, so I'm guessing they gave you antibiotics. TAKE THEM ALL! I'm not pro-antibiotic for every tiny thing, but invasive surgeries it's best typically to go ahead and take their (*at most 14 days*) worth of the pills just to err on the side of caution.

Get a diffuser, and diffuse tea tree essential oil. If this is the only thing you will use the diffuser for, a cheap one is fine ($20). 5 drops in the diffuser, and go. Google tea tree treatment for MRSA (that will give you an idea how great tea tree is... although I'm not asserting you were even exposed to MRSA).

Plenty of clean water. Ditch the tap water that is full of chlorine. You don't have to have fancy bottled water, but good water is best. A PUR filter on your tap, or a PUR pitcher beats the crap out of the Brita (brita's are good, but they don't remove any of the heavy metals unless they updated ver recently). If you have a fridge that dispenses water after going through a filter, make sure your filter takes care of the metals, then no filter required beyond that (in the easiest view).

GOOD PROTEIN sources! Boiled eggs, for example.

D3 and B vitamins help nerves heal. Protein helps the entire body. Avoiding nightshades (inflammation) helps everything.

Rest, rest, and more rest!