ok, so I know everyone has been very positive so far, my experience was different, it was classed as an emergency but it wasnt (nothing wrong with bubs, they didnt want me to labour over 10 hrs, for no reason other than their time schedule) I was in ALOT of pain, for weeks, months afterwards.
Yes, I did have a slight infection afterwards and internal bleeding which probably contributed, but after 2 weeks on endone, I cut myself down to panadeine forte and then down to panadeine around a month after wards.
I struggled bending over, lifting, doing the washing, feeding baby, lifting baby, I didnt drive then, but it was around 6 weeks after when I walked to the shop (about a 7 min walk) and I almost couldnt get out of bed the next day.
My experience is not general, I hope you have a positive and generaly pain free birth