That’s one point that makes each case different. If you went in much pain before surgery it more likely your going to be in more pain after. If in a lot of pain where you could barely do anything without pain it’s gonna seem like a piece of cake and a relief.
Also those battle scars have to come out Remember the movie Jaws. People actually do that. One mentions one scar then someone else another then hold my beer says my daughter, just kidding, no beer, the last said he got his from the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
Also people don’t always remember things as it exactly happened.