I would take a collection of Bill Bryson books but then I'm biaised.
To be honest the last time I spent ten days in a hospital bed I was so ill after surgery it was all I could do to get up once a day to wash myself and that exhausted me. I couldn't bathe or shower as I had a minimum of six things inserted in me in various places. I would concentrate on getting better, first off and sleep as much as possible. Guaranteed you may have some old Navy duffer next to you (like I did) who listened to forces radio at 2.00 am in the morning.
This period of hospitalization was one of the lowest points in my life mentally so whilst you are there to get better physically, it would be worthwhile making preparation for your mental well being, ie. plenty of visitors and support. I can now appreciate what it's like to be tortured after spending five days without water or food (admittedly on a drip) and then being reintroduced to both with very small amounts (thimblefulls) to ensure your system doesn't go into shut down. I had all this and then no visitors for 48 hours as my wife had an emergency appendectomy and I wasn't told. My system went beserk and I got a major post operative infection. It didn't help that the ward was labelled for closure soon after I left (and was very old and depressing) and I was in a terminal ward with people dying left right and centre, some who had contracted MRSA. I will readily admit I cried that day it was awful.
Anyhow, my recommendation is to get moving as soon as you are allowed during your stay and make frequent trips to the hospital shop and restaurant just for a change of scene. Chat up the nurses obviously.
Parting tip; if you do have an afternoon nap make sure you put a blanket over your middle part. I awoke to a visit from my (female) surgeon to check things out and an obscenely publically displayed inflated appendage.
Ironically she was pleased to see that as it meant there had been no nerve damage during surgery
Best of luck and I hope it goes well.
