Hi, I was worried about this as well. This was my first real surgery besides having my wisdom teeth out. So I have never been in the hospital even. I had mine on JUne 25th, so it is still pretty fresh. The day of, I basically felt nothing and the IV was worst for me than the actual surgery. The next say, I wouldn't say it was pain so much as just really sore. Plus, I was not happy because i was plugged up to machines and not used to just laying around. Today, I would say it just feels like I overdid an ab workout. Getting up from a laying position was a challenge. However, all this is my own experience.