I had mine done this March. I was kept in overnight and also had a drain inserted. The next day following the op I was feeling okay pain wise but couldn't walk far and came home. I had a shower and just about passed out then I got very nauseated. Day 2 post op I had people coming to visit to ask how I was going, and I ended up asking them to leave as I was just feeling to crap to sit up in bed and maintain my side of a conversation.

By the end of the week I was doing better but couldn't really get up and do much. In total it took me 3 weeks to feel okay enough to venture outside the house for a long period. I was told to expect anything up to a 6wk recovery due to it being major surgery and I was told that I was not allowed to drive for the first 4 weeks. I was thankful enough that my recovery time fell over the kids school holidays. I had surgery the 2nd to last week of school term, and Andrew managed to get 3 weeks off. I had them on my own for the last week of the school holidays.

The incision above my belly button and the one under my bra line then got infected as a stitch or two never dissolved properly. So there was quite a bit of pain and distress from that. It took a few week for the stitches to finally eject themselves from my body.

Definitely don't rush into anything.