The doctor told me most people with the surgery have almost as much pain after than before. I get up and stretch, stand on stairs facing up, toes on the end of the steps and go up on your toes hold for three or four seconds and down and hold for three or four seconds. Do this for about five minutes. Also do this when you have pain and take some Aleve , elevating when resting.
The doctor made me some orthotics and also told me to get some new shoes, ugly and slightly expensive birkenstocks for work and cautioned me not to wear the same shoes over and over, changing shoes daily and no barefoot or sandals.
Didn't have surgery but his advice has helped a ton