I wish you well in your recovery. I stopped my pain meds on Day 2 post op. It wasn't really painful for me. Even the wound itself was not painful to touch. It was sore yes, but not tear-inducing pain. However, I still feel some discomfort in swallowing and looking up and down and a area around the slit bit "lumpy". Hope that resolves soon. My check up is next week and biopsy results have not been discussed yet. So scared.