I do have a fairly high tolerance to pain but I do not have a tolerance for blood. The medication helps for pain and for sleeping but to see your own body bloody and cut up is so surreal and I've blacked out a few times. I'm planning on being back at work about 11 days after the surgery. I'm currently on day 6 and i'm pretty much able to get in and out of bed on my own and I can walk around on my own albeit fairly slow and with a hunch. The pain for me was pretty tolerable and it varies everyday just depending on what you are doing or how you are laying or sitting. I've been told to wait about 6 weeks to resume normal exercising but I do plan on going to the gym after about 3 weeks and start with light exercising (walking, elliptical, etc)
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Posted to Great Experience. - Chicago, IL on 22 Jan 2013