I expected easy because of what had heard. But it was not. My first 2 weeks were very hard pain wise. I'm just 3 weeks post op and finally off pain meds. I had a few bad days of extreme nausea despite meds. I also was chasing around a 2 year old. I think may have contributed to my prolonged recovery. Food has been hard. Lots of head hunger. Good luck. Hope you do good like everyone else. I think I'm the odd ball.