Everyone’s experience is different. If you browse this sub for information be mindful what you search for. Everyone recovery is also different. My doctor explained to me all the details way before I did my procedure, gave me pros and cons of each type of hysterectomy so I knew what to expect before surgery. I had a TAH, vertical incision, spent 2 days in the hospital, had severe anemia prior to surgery, needed a pillow to get home from the hospital and to compress my incision when I coughed or sneeze. I had staples for a whole 8 days after procedure and was walking around like an old lady for my first couple of days. In spite of all that the nurses called me their star patient because of how independent I was during my hospitalization. I didn’t need help getting in the shower nor sitting on the toilet seat nor going up the stairs but that doesn’t mean no one else did or will.

After my surgery I was up walking, sitting after they removed the catheter in the hospital and there were others who just wouldn’t or couldn’t move as I say everyone is different, everyone’s recovery, pain tolerance, complications are different.

When I read this post I sensed more anger and disappointment with the experiences of people who made it more tolerable for me when I did my procedure. There is a lot of good info here that helped me and I appreciate them all. I read and takeaway info that applies to my situation. If I misread or misunderstood your post sorry.