Glad the pain has lessened. Keep an eye on it in case it happens again.
Yep, 6 weeks - that is standard - they have to wait for your wounds to heal. Hope all goes well from here on.
Make haste slowly - accept any help that is offered to you - you can't do any lifting, high reaching etc ....
If you've seen Dr Poon, I'd be guessing you are on the Central Coast, NSW? If you whack that on your 'profile', others in the area may be able to point you to specific services that may be helpful to you ;)
Take care xx