I completely understand ur worries n fears! I had pain for almost 4 years before I could even get a dr to consider endo and willing to do the lap, then he had to cancel and have his replacement reschedule my surgery. I met the new dr and 2wks later had my surgery, with a complete stranger cutting me open.
It was my first surgery, so I didn't know what to expect. But it wasn't as bad as I feared it would be. And I'm so glad I went thru with it so I can finally have solid answer for my pain and now it can be treated properly. Before surgery since there was no proof, all I could do was suffer. Yes I still have pain daily but now at least I know for sure why it's there and I have meds to help it.
Honestly, the worst part of the surgery for me was the sore throat from the breathing tube. That lasted about a week. Cough drops and ice cream help tho. My throat bothered me more than the incision areas. And my insides were sore like I had been doing a lot of sit ups. But other than that, it's wasn't bad.

I was really nervous before my first lap. Now I'm scheduled for another one and I don't have any anxiety...because honestly, it's not that bad!

First of all, don't be worried about them not being able to find a vein. They do this all day every day. If they can find veins on premature babies and 90 year old dehydrated cancer patients, I promise promise promise that they will find one on you. My nurse gave me lidocaine before he put the IV in which was nice. I told him I didn't mind needles because I donate blood all the time and he very nicely told me to shut up and enjoy the ride ;)

Yes, you will have pain after surgery. But to be perfectly honest with you, I would rather recover from surgery 100 times than suffer through one more bad period, or one more cyst rupture. You will be sore and uncomfortable, and your incisions might be kind of itchy, but it is nothing compared to the daily pain of endo. Like Danimeg said, it feels like you did a ton of sit ups. Very sore but very manageable. I was on a combo of Percocet (7 days) and Motrin (10 days) after. I stopped the Percocet early because I didn't feel like I needed it anymore. They will probably give you stool softeners as well...DON'T SKIP THESE. No really...no matter what, don't skip them!

I was lucky enough not to have a sore throat from the breathing tube, but I did have a LOT of shoulder pain. You should definitely be prepared for that. I ended up wrapping my heating pad around my shoulder and securing it with a stretchy headband. Also, every time you start to feel the shoulder pain come on, COUGH! I read it online and I tried it and it worked 100%! You will still feel the pain but it won't be as sharp. The pain is caused by the gas they use during surgery irritating a nerve in your diaphragm that runs up to your shoulder.

I know you're scared, but once you are lying on the bed and they give you something to help you relax, you won't have a care in the world...and the next thing you know, you'll be opening your eyes and it will all be over!

I was pretty apprehensive about my surgery, I just had it done at the end of January. But after it was all over it really wasn't bad at all. Immediately after I was still so tired that I didn't notice much pain. I was kinda nauseous for awhile, but I told the nurses and they gave me plenty of meds for that before I left. Otherwise I was able to get dressed by myself and the car ride home was fine cuz I was still pretty relaxed and tired.

Even before any of that, the nurses and doctors explain everything to you, and they will answer any questions you have. I got to meet my whole surgical team before going in and that helped a lot, they were so nice and comforting.

I didn't receive any stool softeners after my surgery, so make sure you have something at home just in case. Like kDeezy said, don't skip them! I waited for 3 days after my surgery to start taking a stool softener and some fiber and I ended up being constipated for about a week. I have to go to the emergency room and receive an enema :/ not fun!

Other than that, recovery isn't so bad especially if you have someone to help you sit up, lay down, walk around, and get you stuff. I took Gas-X to help get some of the gas they put in you for the surgery out. I only had the gas pains for about 3 or 4 days I think.

Overall, once it is all done and over with and you have answers it is not bad at all and I sure don't regret having mine done.

Hope this helps!