How hard is the recovery time ? And how long does it take?

It as rough on day 3-5 for me and I was much better and back at school on day 7. Everyone's different though.

Good ! I asked because I can't miss summer classes more than a week.

I was uncomfortable the day of and on the following day - by the 3rd day the only issue really was waiting for the green light for pureed food. Stomach muscles were tight when I tried to lie back onto the bed. getting up wasn't as bad it was the s-l-o-w lying back that hurt the most. I actually moved to sitting on the side of the bed and laying down on my side, then rolling to my back, much easier!

By day 3 I was off pain meds and on day 5 I was driving. Incisions were tender but manageable. The recovery as far as pain was surprisingly easy. The tiredness took a few weeks to get over.

I was in the hospital for two nights.....went home on the 2nd day after surgery. I only took one dose of pain meds after coming home (that first night). I was a bit sore during the day, but not in terrible pain. It was mostly painful when in the process of getting up or moving to lie down.

But keep in mind that everyone's pain tolerance is different and everyone has a different experience.

I'm a week and a day out and I take pain meds in the morning and before bed. The soreness is better but can still become too uncomfortable at points during the day so I have to sit and take it easy. I have very little energy and my muscles feel weak.

Its not bad. I was sleeved on Tuesday and went to work on Friday. Physically, I'd say 2-3 weeks before you can lift weights, but there was nothing debilitating about the process after the first couple of days.