First off, you sound very brave to me.
Ordinarily in laparoscopic surgery the post op recovery period is a couple of weeks or less. The surgeon aims to preserve your abdominal muscles. Makes stab wounds instead of big incisions. It's that abdominal wall stuff (cut muscles, skin incisions) that hurts so much and is responsible for most of the post op recovery pain and activity limitation.
It's important that you tell the anesthesiologist your medical condition, of course - but moreover that you make sure you are put in a comfortable supported position on the operating table. Ask to lay in the position you will be in for surgery and Insist that they put pillows, rolls just how it has to be to be comfortable. That's the kind of thing that should be done for everyone, but isn't always. For us, it's really important. Don't fall for the "oh, we'll position you after you are asleep". How will they know what hurts you? You are not the average patient. I asked them to position me awake, and the surgeon tried to hurry and gave the "oh we'll position you after..." but I have an unstable vertebra and said so. Said I wanted to be sure I wasn't harmed by positioning. The anesthesiologist told the surgeon to wait and they got me just right.
Other thing I did that was helpful was bring pillows from home.
All the best to you! Keep posting, we love you.
