I had surgery 2 weeks ago tomorrow. Im 21 I am doing very well. I've been off the meds for about 4 days now and have been able to eat since day 9. I went back to work by the 4th day. Right after surgery I had a minor panic attack waking up from anesthesia but otherwise my surgery was quick. I went home within an hr after surgery. I picked up my pain meds I really only felt some scratchy throat feeling. I want to say the pain got worse around day 4-6 by then I had lost 6 lbs I was able to have pudding, jello, rice, mashed potatoes and soup but I was doing really good. On day 7 my job had an outing and I managed to play volleyball and kick ball just with minor discomfort. Honestly everyone heals differently I've been working both my jobs for almost a week and it requires lots of talking. Honestly I lived of children's ibuprofen the Tylenol with codeine I only used at night when my throat got really dry. I had to adjust my sleeping position to help breathe since I was swollen lying on your back helps to hydrate the throat since your saliva will drip down. Did anyone else experience increased burping?