Im not at all keen on Epidurals (though have never had one) and my c.section went well and recovery was a little slow but good. Yes, I felt better after 2 weeks also, but it still takes longer than that to get better.
Also if you c.section a 2nd time you start to get more risks of complications occuring from and during the surgery.
There is quite a bit written on this site about c.sections, so do have a read if you have not already to make sure your aware of what is involved.

My preference would be to go for an epidural over the major surgery of c.section.