I had a hysterectomy last year, and had no problems during or after surgery. Recovery went well. My CRPS was caused by a venipuncture nerve injury in my right arm, so I was nervous that someone might try to put an IV in my right arm while I was out of it. My surgeon told me to have the pre-op nurse write "no IV this arm" on all of the IV sites in my right arm, and that I should tell all of my nurses to make sure they knew what was up.

That's what we did, and everything went well.