I thought recovery would be harder

I guess at the appointment they prep you for potential non-life threatening complications and what not, but this recovery has been a breeze. I had surgery on Friday (the 4th). Friday and Saturday were the worst of it. I had ZERO abdominal pain except when trying to roll over. I mainly had back pain. I had nausea on Friday, but it was gone by Saturday. I was on prescription pain meds on Friday and Saturday but for my back, not cause of the surgery. I was able to be discharged on Saturday, but stayed until Sunday due to my hotel booking. On Sunday and Monday I tired easily and felt ZERO pain except, of course, when rolling over in bed and now getting out of bed 'cause I had no adjustable bed anymore. By Tuesday I was back to normal. I was doing everything I normally do except for lifting anything over 10lbs. At my one week post op appointment I was cleared to light fitness walking at the gym. I have had regular poops since Sunday, no upset stomach or vomiting. Nothing. I kind of regret taking a month off. I could have gone back on Wednesday. I don't know if this is typical or not, but not all recoveries are horrible. I am soooooooooooooooooo bored.

That is fantastic to hear. Glad you are doing well.

Enjoy your time. I am taking at least a month off as well. I don't know about you but I can definitely use a time out from 'adulting' for a bit. LOL

I opened my work email and saw my inbox and then decided it was a good moment to turn off my computer.

Good Stuff! Congratulations!

Congratulations! So happy to hear you are doing great! Best of luck!

Thank you for posting this! Makes me feel a bit more at ease about my up coming surgery (starting 2 weeks of slim time tomorrow).

Congrats! Happy you are doing so well. It was the same for me except I had indescribable gas pain. I took the month off but luckily, going back early was welcomed. Take care :-)

So glad you are doing so well!

Congratulations I'm glad you're doing so great! I am someone with a very low pain tolerance and I'm just hoping and praying that my recovery will be as smooth as yours. I like to read everyone's stories on their experience during recovery whether good or bad but yours gives me the best hope that it might not be so bad. Thanks for sharing!

I will say that I've had zero complications (so far). I think I made recovery a lot scarier in my head than it ended up to be. The first two days, I admit, were horrible, but it's so much better on the other side. If you're feeling apprehensive about having surgery because of the recovery, don't let it detour you. Some may have pain and nausea longer than me, but it's not excruciating. Best decision of my life.