How much swelling of the ankle in the cast is acceptable after the surgery?

How to stay in bed without the back pain?

How to best keep direct pressure off of the surgical wound?    http://www.amjorthopedics.com/html/tip/tips/05_01.asp

How to select a good surgeon?

If the surgeon is also a professor, how do you ensure that you are not used as a teaching material? (Avoiding the hands of an inexperienced surgeon, even if he/she is supervised by the teaching surgeon?)