Everyone's healing times are different, and each lap is unique. A month should definitely be enough time to recover from the actual procedure but you may not feel 100%. If your vacation is leisurely and relaxing I'm sure you'll be just fine, but if steer clear of lots of walking tours or hiking or anything super physical really.

omg how long does it take to completely feel 100?

It depends. My first lap took about 2 weeks; the second took about 6.

How about sex lol also I was wondering... do you ever get pain when you get turned on? I mean in general... but my uterus cramps ugh but once I get going I'm fine

I'm 4 weeks post surgery. I'm back in the gym and having sex without pain from either.
However I get tired a bit more easily than normal and I'm sure I'm still healing a bit internally.
So has life returned 100% back to normal? Sure.
Am I 100% back to normal? Not quite.
But you have to ask yourself what percentage was your life at before the surgery. And when I ask myself I was probably functioning at less than 50%. Sex hurt, exercise hurt, working at my job hurt and it was incredibly unpleasant and inconvenient. Although had I had a vacation with all of that I still would have gone.
If I had a vacation now i would be ecstatic. Even though I'm not 100% I'm better than I have been in years.

Im going bat shit crazy ive been bleeding for a week and its not stopping

I'm tired now lol! What do you do at the gym now? God, it takes so much energy to go to the gym/barn nowadays. Awful. Actually since I got my period (or whatever this is), the pain went away, but say if I have a normal period, it would be awful. Of course, I'm still not where I should be when I actually am supposed to get my period (on the pills) so the fun might just be starting. I want this uterus removed NOW its nothing by a hassle. Do you still have pain at all, Jen? I can't believe its been a month for you, that's awesome and sounds like you've had awesome progress. Can I ask what your scars are looking like? Do they bother you? I guess are they unsightly, or is it something that's really not a big deal?

If it's not a super strenuous vacation and you have some help I think it'd be fine, complications excluded of course.

I had an invasive lap (4 incisions, over 3 hours long) with a ton of excision and I traveled right at the 2 week mark home to visit family. I was still very sore at that point so my husband took care of luggage but I was able to go through the airport and everything fine. I was still taking percocet (albeit a lower dose) and had the doctor's ok to go. If you're flying make sure to ask your doctor or his/her nurse and let them know the flight time because of clot risks after surgery. My flight time was just under 2 hours and it was ok.

That said, there's no way I could have gone hiking or anything strenuous at the 1 month mark...even a lot of walking wore me out big time even if I wasn't hurting too much at that point.

Thanks- the first vacation is to Epcot for the Food and Wine Festival and Halloween Horror nights. The second is back to Orlando for a concert. This will be a road trip as I do live in Florida and will be only 3 hours from home. I think I want to go after the trips so I don't die, this wouldn't be an issue if I hadn't already planned and paid for these vacations. Ger. I can't get the money back :/

The scars are typically maybe a few inches long. They are sewn up in a straight line and once they heal they usually look fine. Yes they are scars but don't look like you've been butchered. Over time they get lighter. The belly button scar is longer but not much bigger.

You will prob get tired easier after surgery for a few weeks but you'll get your strength back.

Can you see the belly button scar? I thought the whole point was so it wasn't seen. Like can I wear a two piece after and not have people stare in horror? haha or be horrified after? Most of the scars I have you can't really tell.. I guess in the grand scheme of things it's not a big deal, but still, self image :/

I've had two laps so I have a total of 6 incisions sites (they reused the belly button or it'd be 7).

My first lap was in August of 2012 and despite being super pale and light skinned you can barely, barely see the scars and I would absolutely have worn a bikini had I not had another lap. The first lap's belly button incision was horizontal and it changed the way my belly button looked, but only someone looking closely would notice.

My second lap however, I don't know if it's due to the length of surgery, suture technique, or what but my scars are a lot more visible and actually stick out a bit. I will probably be a one piece bathing suit person unless they calm down...This lap was February of this year so they still have some time to fade I suppose. The incisions themselves were bigger too although they're still pretty small with the largest being about an inch. He also did a vertical belly button incision and this made my belly button look more like it's normal self, the scar looks a bit like an extra crease in the skin is all. Part of my issue with lap #2 is the incisions were much higher and consequently much more noticeable. All this said though I don't think people would stare even at my pretty noticeable ones - they still mostly look like little pink lines at a quick glance.

Yeah I don't really want my belly button looking all messed up that sounds awful :/ ugh blah