Any mama who tried vbac ?

I would love to hear your experience as I'm trying to convince my doctor that I can do it ☺️

I had an emergency c section 8 years ago and my dr just scheduled my next c-section for October... I had never thought about vbac until a friend mentioned that I could do it bc I only had 1 c-section ? Compared to c-section, how painful was the recovery ?

Thanks in advance 💕