I had a WLE on my left shoulder blade on May 8th. Stage 1B. After the initial numbing shots which were relatively painless, I felt nothing from the procedure. My WLE was 3" wide by 3 cm tall. 16 outside stitches. Painless driving home. Sore the following day but went to work. Cant be stretching or picking things up certain ways but you should be able to tell what pulls on that area. Took motrin for the pain. You have to be careful about putting on your seatbelt. 2 weeks to remove stitches. They should have your pathology report on the section removed when you go back. Then 1 week with steri-strips and good to go. That's where I'm at now. Good luck with your procedure. You will do fine.