I had my tonsils out when I was in my 20's and was in agony for almost a week.
Looking at where medical care is going, I finally decided to have my carpal tunnel surgery. I was sick of the pain and it keeping me up at night, not to mention not being happy about the nerve damage that was starting.
Not trusting that the government can do anything right, I decided to go ahead with the surgery now instead of waiting and I sure am glad I did. My hands feel so much better already and they're not even done healing up.
Yeah, the older you are the worse it is. I was 15 when mine came out. The most memorable part was gagging up the scabs at school a couple of weeks later. My friends were in awe.