I ended up not having a hysterectomy, obviously (my two beautiful babes), but i was supposed to and I had a full abdominal incision and parts of my stuff removed at the time. It was a pretty extensive surgery. I was in decent shape, but not as good of shape as I am now. Recovery was so/so (this was 10 years ago). I took 6 weeks off of work, 2 of which I could not drive. And I wish I had taken a few extra weeks off of work even though I was going stir-crazy at home. The first few weeks back were exhausting.