Le Chat - me too, best thing I ever did. I too had large fibroids, I had my op in 1983 - and unlike the others I did nothing at all for two weeks on medical advice (no hoovering, no shopping!) then no driving for 10 weeks. (That was nearly 20 years ago so clinical advice may have changed since then!)
My SIL advised me to allow 3 months out of my life and I have never regretted it, and I've passed that tip onto others.
One of the best bits was about six weeks afterwards when I realised I hadn't - not one bit - missed having a period.
I did get cystistis immediately post-op but meds cured that in a day, after which time the post-op pain halved.
They took my ovaries at the same time (the surgeon said he might as well, while he was in there, to avoid any possibility of future ovarian problems) and he did a bit of tidying up while I was unconscious too, which I've always appreciated!
Sex afterwards was better and so much more relaxed - I had no worry about unexpected bleeding, no worries about travel, no contraception fears - go for it!