I have had two c-sections. The first one hurt more than the second one. Not going to lie it does hurt once the spinal wears off., but once the staples got removed I felt tons better.

I had an emergency c-section after 17hours of labor and got bronchitis from a nurse. it was a painful recovery due to the coughing but of I didn't have to deal with that I would say it wasn't as bad as it seems. yes it's painful but not to the point of jot being able to cate for baby.