Cally, I covet one of those lego advent calendars, but never manage to get one before they sell out.

The bed place does shut down over Christmas and we missed out by 3 weeks for pre-christmas delivery.

Arte, It wasn't a constant pain by any stretch of the measure, just if he bumped them as the incision site was a bit tender. I think that would vary from person to person like any surgery would. I still think he had a better recovery than what I would have done with a tubal ligation. There would be the recovery from surgery as well as a week in hospital. It is just easier for them to do it. And do what I did - tell him to just suck it up LOL.