Jackie: I'm thinking now that the pain we're feeling in the battery area may actually be inflammation based. I took a steroid for allergies yesterday (steroids are also a great anti-inflammatory) and the battery site felt MUCH better all day until the steroid wore off. So, I'm thinking that it's inflammation from the surgery and that we need to give the inflammation time to go away. You could try an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory and see if that helps. I can't as I have to take so many to get results that it gives me horrible heartburn.

By the way, I'll be 52 in November.