Hey all!

So it's a week post-op and I've gotta say... ouch!! The actual incision doesnt hurt too badly, its a bit tight and my muscles around it hurt but nothing unmanageable. I developed a pneumothorax/collapsed lung from the operation though, so thats been really painful, and I've had to use a spirometer every day to try to regain some lung capacity and get rid of the fluid build up in there. If it werent for the lung issues, this past week probably wouldnt have been so hard, but because of it I was in constant pain and I didnt want to do anything.

If you're considering the surgery be sure to talk to your doctor about the risks involved, because I didnt think that getting a pneumothorax was quite so common. Has this happened to anyone else?

And also, ask for Percocet. I've found that it works way better than Vicodin.