I'm sorry you went through that. I had similar issues,was sleeved this past Tuesday,December 22,just home from the hospital yesterday evening. When I was in recovery after waking from anesthesia, my throat hurt so bad .I kept screaming that I think I have strep throat. The doctor ordered a numbing spray for the nurses to spray my throat every few hours. It helped but the hurt finally went away when they removed this tube that connect to stomach to drain any excessive fluids. I was so over that pain.I started crying like a baby and didn't care anyone saw it. But I feel way better now.