Over the following three years I spent six months in various hospitals and had a string of extremely painful operations.

Some are found to undergo the painful operation of "moko" five times.

Despite several painful operations, the doctors were unable to save him from a lifelong limp.

Over the next 16 years he stoically endured painful operations.

The operation, very painful by nature, occurred without the patient showing any sign of pain.

He needed a muscle graft from his thigh, an extremely painful operation.

When that painful operation had been completed, Park went looking for more debris.

Incredible as it sounds, he didn't feel sorry for himself, despite having to undergo 22 painful operations in the first year alone.

This was again a very painful operation in that she still suffered pain for many weeks thereafter.

Just months after a painful operation, David knows his apnea is back.