ok so yeah, I got out of surgery at 12, went in at 7. I was in for 4.5-5 hours. I had scar tissue and 2 blockages. Along with having to remove half my 1st vertebra and file it down to smooth it out. I have 13 staples and they couldn't fine pain killers to make me feel better. Tried pure codeine, morphine, perks until they got to dilaudid. And it still hurts but just takes the edge off. The docs were confused that I'm so tolerant. Couldn't eat breakfast. Nothing tasted right. Lunch was great. Never threw up once. Also on a flexeril and decadron and pepcid. I wake up in pain screaming though. Thats my biggest issue. My neck hurts alot but over all things are better. My speech patterns are better. Anxiety gone. I'm not having the issues with claustrophobia that I once had. When confronted with a difficult conversation I was able to talk rationally rather then freak out like I normally would. So all in all not to shabby.