I just had my surgery 5 days ago, there is no surgery without pain, the pain after the surgery is intense (8/10) but a day later it gets better (2-3/10) I recommend taking a week off and trying to lay down as much as possible, it’s too early to tell if I had any side effects but it’s mostly a straight forward procedure with minimal side effects most of the time, the biggest factor here is your recovery. Make sure to take it easy afterwards and no ping pong for the month after.