Pain after surgery

I had my surgery 9 days ago and omg the recovery process is so different for everyone. I had people say who recovered in a week and I had people say who recovered in a month.

I really thought I would be able to recovery quickly, but for the first 5 days I was in so much pain and I was so sore. With it I got a horrible flu and also got my period so it just made everything so much worse. The only thing that helped me till day 2 was the strong opioids I was on, but after they finished I was a mess. I got a bit better on day 8 and went back to university which was a wrong thing to do cause now on day 9 I'm back to being in pain. I have so many butt lightning in the day it's so weird and I can feel my insides just being in pain and my wounds feeling so sore due to prolonged sitting.

I guess this rant is just to say everyone's recovery is different and if you feel like you can't do something, don't do it. I felt the pressure to go back early cause every doctor and people around me who had gotten laprscopic appendectomy had recovered way quicker than I did. Give yourself the time to heal.