Two things...1)having had two colonoscopies I can truthfully say.."the procedure itself is a piece of cake,the preparation....yikes!" 2) I had a hip replacement a few years back,the first surgery I had ever had and the first time I ever stayed in a hospital overnight.I was discharged by a physician's assistant on my third day.He asked me how things were and I said "this hurts...that hurts...etc,etc".He replied "all normal,it will pass.Remember,you've just had major surgery.Bones were cut,as were muscles and tendons.If patients knew,in advance,what was going to be done to them during a hip replacement nobody would ever consent to one".He was smiling as he said that.
FWIW-