hello and welcome, I understand your concern as you seem to be quiet active. The recovery time directly depends upon the type of surgery [ vaginal, abdominal, or laproscopic], indication for surgery [ this is very important and will decide the recovery, condition of the patient at the time of surgery, surgical difficulty involved and the extent of surgery. For a simple procedure like a supracervical hysterectomy [ partial hysterectomy] done laproscopically the recovery time is ambulation on the same day or the next day and rest for 7-14 days. However considering that all hysterectomies are major surgeries we advise to avoid weight bearing for 6 weeks post op. Light exercises can be begun after a month after laparoscopy and later for convetional surgery. Gym is advised after 6 weeks and that too must be stepped up gradually. If too hasty exercise and work schedule is resumed than chances of getting a vault prolapse later are more. Hope this satisfies your query. Thanks for using HCM. Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have. Dr Madhuri Bagde Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist