Shocked that some of you have no incision pain post-op. I feel like I’m being stabbed by tiny daggers!

Not to scare anyone, it’s absolutely manageable, but oh my god every step is like someone punching each incision! I’ve read so many of you only had pain from the shoulder gas, bloating, catheter pain, but not the actual incisions. Either I have a very low tolerance or you are all superheroes 😂

Just had my surgery yesterday! 32F, 5’8”, 175lbs.

The good: no catheter, no gas/shoulder pain. Really happy about this. Everyone on my surgical team was a woman, which was cool! They were all SUPER nice and caring. I also didn’t need a hand IV! She got it in the first try on my right inner elbow. This was such a relief.

The bad: my OB had to make 4 incisions instead of 3, though I don’t know why. She also found endo, but I don’t know if she removed it. I wish my doctor had talked me to me afterward, now I have to wait until Monday to find out. Anesthesia is not my friend, I was on the verge of vomiting all day yesterday. In the evening I started getting an ice pick migraine, and the pain meds they gave me made me even more nauseated. It was… rough, I’m not gonna lie.

Today is MUCH better, I’ve been taking dulcolax and miralax since a few days before the surgery, so I’m hoping that BM happens soon 😂 My abdomen is very sore, and the incisions are painfulllllll, phew boy. But it’s so much more bearable without the nausea and migraine from yesterday. I didn’t bleed at all yesterday but did have some today, though I was on my period this week.

The rest of my experience echoes many others on here, from moment of check-in to post-op. I had never been under anesthesia before, and aside from the nausea afterwards, my fear of it is gone! Having full trust in the team really helped. Actually, the “happy juice” they gave me before is what REALLY helped 😂

And shoutout to the person here who convinced me to get the star-shaped hysterectomy pillow with the included ice pack from Amazon. She is my emotional support pillow, and I love her. Second shoutout to the person who linked to the disposable mesh c-section underwear. Breathable, stretchy, supportive, wide gusset (truly the MVP feature tbh).

Overall, I feel free. Nervous about the endo since I have so little info about the state of it, but other than that, I CAN NEVER GET PREGNANT!!!!! Fuck yeah.

Edit: taking laxatives a few days before the surgery saved my ass (literally). Just had the easiest BM ever 1 day after surgery!