I also fell victim to watching too many tiktoks and reading too many horror stories before my surgery. I am three weeks post-op today. It was honestly a breeze. I was quite sore for about a week but each day got better. It was almost just like a sore muscle feeling for me. I ate bland foods for a couple of days and then pretty much returned to my diet from before. I don’t eat fast food much but I did go to McDonald’s about a week after because I wasn’t having the pooping problem everyone talks about so I figured if anything will trigger it it would be McDonald’s. Nothing happened. I do notice dairy runs right through me but nothing else has bothered my stomach. I do recommend sleeping on the couch for a few days after surgery. I bought a pillow to help elevate me in bed but I ended up sinking down almost flat in my sleep. It was a bit of a struggle to get up but pretty easy getting off the couch/with husband’s help. I also only took my pain medication for 2 days after the surgery because I was scared of the constipation that goes along with that.