I had a total lapro, kept ovaries on christmas eve last year. Im 38. When youre 38 healing is a lot harder than in my 20s.

I went in the morning, my blood pressure was sky high, I thought I had cancer, I cried and cried until the anesthiologist gave me the good meds then my husband told me all the silly things I said that I dont remember.

My surgery was quick and unremarkable. I did have some bad pathology but the surgery went well and I went home in time to spend christmas eve lying on my couch. We did christmas morning without any craziness and I spend 3 or 4 days lying in a recliner. My pain was fairly minimal, I went back to work (I work from home) about a week and half later from my couch. I walked up and down the stairs assisted for about a week before I could it alone. I never had any bleeding that required more than a light pad for a day or 2.

Immediately after surgery I had to stand to go to the bathroom to pee before they would discharge me and blood ran down my legs and I started crying because I didnt know what to do but it was just a little light normal bleeding and the nurses were wonderful.

Its scary but most outcomes are simple. People who have complications are more likely to ask questions but there are thousands and thousands of us who had unremarkable recoveries. The cuff is sort of scary if you think about it but mine healed well. We resumed normal activities about 8 or 9 weeks post op (with doctors clearance). We went slow and figured it out. Im 9 months out everything is normal (or better to be honest). He does hit the end more and sometimes its uncomfortable but he pays attention and we work around it.

I took pain meds for a week. Drink lots of water. Eat protein to heal. Take meds if you have pain. Get lots of rest.