Hi Cassipoeia
well i too hope that you dont have to go through half of what i have had to! im still suffering from the side effects of the surgery and the faux menopause but no thalf as bad as the agony i was in prior to surgery. i guess you just become numb to it all - my pain threshold is definitely a lot higher than the average person lol! my intestines still have not settled down and im praying that they will soon and i wont be stuck like this! (bowels are all messed up)