Uvulapalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), cutting back the soft palate to stop my airways closing when I sleep (obstructive sleep apnea). They sliced off my oversize tonsils while they were at it. I could barely swallow a glass of water to take my painkillers let alone eat a meal for about a week, and I lost 7kg/15lb in 10 days.
The surgery was all under a general anaesthetic and I had morphine while I was in the hospital, it was the day that I got home that the excruciating pain started. Think of a throat so sore you can't swallow, then imagine someone is poking it repeatedly with the sharp point of a knife... I hope I never have to go through anything like that again.
