It will be interesting to get both of your after surgery input.
Of course there will be surgical pain; but as I mentioned; not as bad as I had imagined. Also on the plus side, received a lot of attention.
Since I was having a lot of issues beforehand, I asked my surgeon to put me on a waiting list so I could get the surgery done asap. I was fortunate; there was a cancellation. Maybe my looking forward to having the surgery done may have had a lot to do with how relieved I felt.
Wishing both of you successful surgeries with minimal pain.

Gerry