Best advice I got was not to wait until the pain is killing you to ask for the pain killers, but to keep on top of it and take them whenever they are offered. Remember that nothing last forever and the pain will pass and hopefully the surgery worked.

Hang in there Goz.

From your post with the scar pic, in "Get Well mr 333" the surgeons did a very neat stitching job on your back.

once you are healed, you will be the star turn at parties with your shirt off.

Michael