Stacey
I know how you feel, the worst bit for me was getting over the needle they stick in the back of your hand, the next thing I knew, I was coming round and my gynie was holding my hand explaining what she had done.
Depending on your weight, depends if you are taken in as a day case or an over nighter. The first time I weighed under 15 stone, so was treated as a day case. I went into a room where everyone was waiting, then my name was called out, I went into another room, where I was asked to get undressed and put on a gown, then I was taken into theatre, I hopped onto a bed and the anaethatist came in and spoke to me for about 10 minutes, then put the needle in the back of my hand, then the gynie came through and talked to me again about the op, then they put me to sleep, they did the op and when I woke up I was very groggy, I have been in theatre less than 15 minutes the 1st time, as they came across my endometriosis. The 2nd time I had it done I weighed over 17 stone and had to be taken in over night, I had a pre-med to calm me down and they really funny thing was, I fell asleep and when I woke up a porter was pushing my bed, I just said thank god its over with and he then proceeded to tell me that he was taking me to the theatre not bringing me back, I felt like I had slept for hours, but it was only 15 minutes. The procedure was the same, the same chats etc, but when I came round the 2nd time, they had explained that it had been a success that they had drilled my ovaries, and also unblocked my left tube as it had a slight blockage. I wasn't in any pain, felt a bit stiff and my ribs hurt a little from the gas they pump into you whilst your under, I had a plaster over my belly button, as they make a small incision for the camera in the bottom of your belly button and then 2 small incisions just above your pubic line, I think I had 3 stitches in my belly button and 1 stitch either side where my ovaries are. On both cases I was home mid afternoon of the same day the ops were done. The funny thing is they didn't allow me to go home until I could stand unadded (as you feel abit woosey standing up for the 1st time after the op)and have a cup of tea and a biscuit. After that I was free to go home. I can remember a couple of days later looking in the mirror and seeing 2 bruises that were almond shaped where my ovaries are and thinking "Baby what has happened to you", stupid mare, I was very emotional though. 7 days later I had the stiches out above my pubic line as they itched like mad (which is a good sign) but the ones in my belly button disolved, 2 months after the 2nd op I was pregnant. The feeling after the op that you have isn't painful, just aching, I had a prescription of co-codimal handed to me as my DH was helping me get dressed. They recommend that you should take 3 days to recover, but I was off a week on both cases as my boss and I were straight with each other and he knew what I was going through as his sister was having IVF. I keep my fingers crossed for you and wish you tons of babydust, there it's sprinkled.