It's surgery, so treat it as such. Follow the recovery guidelines from your doctor and all should be good. This does mean the first day or two is extremely light on any activity.
The difference between the recovery stories of "it wasn't so bad" and "it was very painful" is most likely due to the amount of activity in the first day or two. Take it really easy the first few days and the rest of the recovery is generally quite simple.
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