I had the (laparascopic) hysterectomy in combination with the colpectomy/vaginectomy (whatever the correct name is), so a little different than yours. But most of my 'problems' were caused by the colpectomy.
I spend three nights at the hospital. Check in on thursday because I had to have an enema in the evening. My surgery was sceduled for fridaymorning and I got to go home sunday morning. (But that was mostly because I had to get used to the catheter, I had to keep it in for two weeks 'cause of a colpectomy complication) Chances are that without the catheter I could've gone home saturday afternoon.
Pain was minimal for me. My right shoulder did hurt because of the gas that's pumped into your belly during surgery. But this wasn't a big problem, got worse after sitting upright/standing for a while or when I'd laugh. But this only lasted 'till monday, so no more than three days in total.
Hardly had any abdominal pain, though I did take the painkillers subscribed for about a week after surgery, just to be on the safe side.
Now I'm about 4,5 weeks post op and overall I'm feeling fine. Really the only problems I still have are caused by the colpectomy. All the incisions on my abdomin have healed nicely and theres no pain whatsoever. Haven't noticed any mental changes besides maybe the going crazy for not being able to go to work yet and being bored
Spend the first week indoors, because one of the surgeons suggested that, to prevent doing too much. There's a good chance you'll feel fine so you need to be carefull not to forget that you've had surgery.
My experience with bleeding won't be any help to you but I know a lot of guys who've had the hysterectomy and bleeding could be minimal (no more than a week) or can last up to six weeks or maybe even more. When in doubt, always contact the hospital first. A sudden increase of (bright red) blood loss after a few weeks is possible 'cause of internal stitches dissolving.
