The doctor and assistant were very pleasant and made sure I was comfortable during the procedure. I loved being "awake" for the procedure rather than having to have a general anesthesia afterwards. I, of course, was bruised afterwards -- as expected, but because of the recommendation by my staff to use Arnica 2 days before and cream afterwards, I was amazed at how fast that went away. Seriously amazed. My pain levels afterwards were very manageable. I used narcotics that were prescribed about half as often as allowed. Supplementing with ibuprofen was enough. It took a couple of days before I could graduate to sleeping on my side but now (1 week), I have plenty of core strength back to move anywhere I need without discomfort. I have been extremely happy with the personalities I have met through this experience. I would recommend it to anyone!
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