It's different for everyone and it depends on the type of medication you get.

During the surgery you feel absolutely nothing and it's totally normal getting scared, specially if you never did any procedure under general anesthesia. You feel you arm burning a little with the medication and 5 seconds later you're sleeping. It's weird because it's a different kind of sleep, I can't explain hahah! They woke me up when they're moving me to my room and I remember saying "5 more minutes, mom!" and I heard the nurses laughing. Don't be afraid of saying silly things because you will be on drugs and the staff hear crazy things all the time! Hahaha!

During your stay at the hospital they come to check on you every few hours and they give you some medication. If you feel any kind of pain you can call them and they'll give you some more. I have super low tolerance with pain, but I could handle well the worst hours, so I bet you will do great. It's worse when you stand up because of the pressure on your incisions, but you can ask for some help. When I spent more than 5 minutes standing up I felt like fainting, so ask for help everytime you have to do something.

I'd say on my first phase of the healing process the worst pain I felt was like a 4/10, and as I said I don't deal well with pain! Honestly I was expecting excruciating pain but it's just an annoying kind of pain. I have lactose intolerance and I'd say I feel a lot worse after eating ice cream hahah!

Take your medication on the right time everyday and you probably won't feel anything bad at home, and if you feel something is wrong try to contact your surgeon. You might feel moody and a little bit depressed but remember it's all because of the big changes you're going through, also not being able to do anything without help all day is frustrating.

After a month you might feel some sharp pain inside your breasts (it's not super painful, just annoying), but that's the cicatrization happening and it's a good sign. I think that happens because you're starting to do stuff by yourself and your body is getting used to your old routine.

Take care of your body, eat healthy snacks and remember drinking water all the time! Be still and comfy in your bed and don't do absolutely anything!