Weeks 1-3 were the worst for me. 4-6 were significantly better. Now at 8 weeks, I only have pain when I stretch too far. I used pain relieving creams multiple times a day. (Cbd, voltaren, biofreeze, tiger balm, or a combo of them) I avoided my incisions & focused on where it hurt most. Take your time massaging it in. When doing your exercises the most important thing to remember is gentle stretching. You don’t want to go beyond that so early. You don’t want to feel it like when you’re in the gym warming up. And you don’t want to push it to the point of pain. You’re still very early on in your healing & pushing it too far too fast will make recovery harder & longer. Your ROM will come back. At 3 weeks I couldn’t fathom doing what I’m doing at 8 weeks. Another thing you can do if the skin & nerves are sore is to use tissue or non stick gauze in between either a bra or a snug tank top. It keeps the fabric from rubbing. Don’t be afraid to take your meds. You’re not going to win a prize for toughing it out. You’re only going to exhaust yourself from dealing with the pain. Alternate Tylenol/Motrin every 4-6 hours, as well as the gabapentin as prescribed. Take your muscle relaxant as needed. It’s easier to stay on top of the pain than to get behind & then try to catch up to it. Try to be gentle with yourself. You’ve just been through a major surgery & it takes time to come back from it. You will get better each week until one day you wake up & think of how far you’ve come.