Kel, I think it also depends how much belly fat you have as to how difficult and painful it is. I had one in December for an egg retrieval. I am a fat chick and I mostly carry my weight on my stomach. When I woke up the FS said it had been very difficult (he also had to do a lot of shoving and moving things around because I have an enlarged uterus that my ovaries like to hide behind). Anyway, Panadeine forte was my best friend and I was definitely bed/couch bound for 36 hours.