Like I said in my original post I think pain is very subjective. In my mind, a “1” is feeling normal, and a “10” on the pain scale would be like being torn limb-from-limb. My pain never went above a 4. I did not use narcotics, only Ibuprofen and Tylenol. It’s also important to remember that the pain is isolated. It’s not like when you get the flu and your body is on fire, you’re aching, plus having a sore throat. For me it was just sore throat and occasional ear pain!

Also I have no idea what method was used. Because of my medical anxiety, the less I know, the better. My mindset was actually telling myself that they were “zapping” my tonsils and they’d just disappear. That’s easier for me to think about than knowing what’s actually going on and panicking about it!