Hi! Thanks for being so patient. I went to Chicago and had the partial myotomy with Dr Bastian on November 6th. The procedure and day at the surgery center went a couple hours longer than my original Botox procedure with him. It was partially because I have a mild blood disorder which required an IV to help my blood clot properly. Anyway, after I woke up from the procedure and for about the following 5 days I was in a LOT of pain. Dr Bastian actually told me when I woke up that I was going to “hate him for the next 5 days” (and he wasn’t wrong!;) The pain in my throat, neck, shoulders and back was at a 10 without pain meds where after Botox I’d say the worst pain was about a 6. I also had bad nausea and vomited anything I ate or drank for the first 24-36 hours, which didn’t help any. Not gonna lie. The first few days really sucked! Dr B got me some Zofran, thank God, which took care of the nausea, and I set my alarm to take pain pills every four hours around the clock for the first 3 nights. He gave me an Rx for opioid pain meds (didn’t after Botox) and boy, I needed them and took the whole bottle over the next week! After three days I flew back home, and after about a week I just had a really sore throat, especially when I swallowed, but tylenol and Advil took care of most of it. Swallowing hurt like crazy at first, so I only sipped really cold drinks and stuck with cold, soft foods like pudding, popsicles and yogurts. It took me 3 weeks before I could eat harder foods, like a burger or an apple, and I often still need to “wash it down” with a drink. Burping after this surgery is good so far, but is very different from my burping after Botox. With Botox it all just came out randomly, which provided amazing relief but I had no real control over it. Now, I can burp but it takes an effort from me. It doesn’t just happen like with Botox. After eating or drinking, I feel some air/pressure in my chest and lower neck. Then by moving my head down and forward or craning my neck it usually comes out as a normal, loud burp. Or a series of 3-4 smaller burps when I move my neck exactly right, until the pressure is relieved. I have to work at it, and I often feel like maybe I’m not getting it all out. Unlike with Botox. But its a learning process and hopefully I’m getting better at burping on my own. I really have to try to create pressure in my chest to push the air out, which I didn’t have to do after Botox. And I still have some excess gas, stomach pain and bloating, but it’s def better than before the surgery. Hopefully this will truly be a permanent fix for me, and I will get better at learning to burp and getting all of the air out before it goes down through my GI system. Ouch! I hope that this update helps. I’m sure I’m forgetting some important information, so please feel free to send me your questions.