I am back after a good afternoon nap.
<font color="0000ff">piggy</font>, for #1, my recovery was very fast too. I could walk around the hospital in the afternoon and also the stitch area took about a week to together heal.
<font color="0000ff">Reira</font>, I did not have any backache, I don't think it is the epidural that causes the backache, it is your own posture while sitting, lying down and standing.