Pain of CLL

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What is the pain like during LL procedure and when is it the most..is it so much that you actually become unconcious because of it....once i had a perineal abcess near my bum and good it was painful coz i literally couldn't move for even a bit and sitting was impossible nearly..and definately couldn't sleep even painkillers weren't of much use if i moved even a bit and the abcess head was touched..till now that was the most painful thing i had to endure in my life.

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its more of a constant and nagging pain, some days more than others and on different places. today on the knees, tomorrow on the waist, next day on the ass, then finally all places combined. then next day you feel almost nothing. then next day it's back. the worst is that it keeps you from taking long uninterrupted sleeps. i take many short naps during day and night. each nap typically lasts 1.5-2.5 hours. im super happy the nights when i sleep 11pm to 6am straight, but these have been rare. in a few days the pain was intense to the point i began speaking quickly otherwise the pain would interrupt what i was saying by completely moving my attention to the pain itself.

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First 2-3 weeks is typically the worst.  In that period, probably the worst was the swelling pains, and the pain meds didn't help.  For me, that was probably 4/10 or 5/10 although a lot of the other folks I met rated them a little higher.

After the first month, it's a lot of aching.  Not terrible, but enough that you can't easily ignore it.

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Depends how pain tolerant you are, I feel like overall it was 5/10 in average, sometimes 8/10 sometimes 1/10 ... it is pretty constant through out the distraction phase everyday, even if it's 1/10 you still feel some sort of pain. but it was very well worth it for me

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First 2 to 3 weeks was the most intense physical pain due to the post surgery trauma and the body being in shock. The intense pain is offset by the excitement of starting the journey and getting the show on the road.

Week 3 to 7 weeks was the most intense mental pain as the nagging, dull pain and lack of sleep starts to get old and compounds day after day + at this stage you still don't see or feel the increase in height yet so you feel deflated and start to lose motivation. Your body also starts to get super tight which amplifies all of your frustrations. 

After week 7 you start to see the light at the end of the tunnel because you actually start to feel and see the gain in height. This gave me purpose and meaning so the pain becomes less of an obstacle and you start to feel optimistic about the future.

IMO weeks 3 to 7 weeks were the toughest considering both physical and mental pain.