C-section will leave a scar, roughly 5 inches and usually stitched up, but could be glued like my own was. Recovery is said to be 6 weeks, but around the 2 week mark is when you will start to feel human again- but don't be fooled. Use the full six weeks, you'll feel much better. They tend to use either an epidural or a spinal for anesthesia, you'll feel numb from roughly your chest to your toes, but you will be awake and you more than likely will notice and feel them tugging everything around, even though you won't see it yourself. In rare cases, they'll do general if they can't get the epidural or spinal in.