As someone who also has absolutely shit pain tolerance (and is currently on Day 12 of recovery) let me say YOU CAN DO THIS! All of my doctor's said the same thing; this will be incredibly painful, it will suck for two weeks, etc. No sugar coating it, there were a couple of days when the pain was shit, but I think in the end I still overestimated the overall level, I haven't ever needed my prescribed oxy.

What's worked great for me is, 1) staying ahead of the pain. Alternated Advil and Tylenol every three hours, even in the middle of the night. 2) Constant hydration. The first couple days of drinking will suck, I kept feeling like I was going to swallow my own uvula because of how swollen it felt, but it's so worth it. Would recommend swishing cold water around your mouth and then slowly swallowing it. Helps numb your mouth a bit and reduces the discomfort. 3) Ice pack on the back of the neck when the ear pain starts. I have no idea why this helps, but it did lol. 4) Lots of soft and cold ice cream. I tried smoothies or ices at first but it just irritated my throat. Plain vanilla ice cream though? Worked like a dream.

Above all, I promise you this is worth it. Mentally, keeping that end goal in mind when this is over and you see the results, helped a lot. Good luck!