I am 2 weeks post op and I must admit, it has been hell. Severe left side pain where they place the largest instrument and do the most work, drinking your ounces is a full time job, nausea comes and goes, lightheaded in the shower. I often wonder when I jump the hurdle. I know 2 weeks is still so new, but they have been the absolute worse no lie. It is not easy and pain free. Taste has gone. New pains set in all the time. I hope I make it out okay lol.