I still had some coughing going into surgery, but I was assured they could control it during anesthesia, after surgery I was given tylenol, ibuprofen and oxycodone for pain, in rotation, it controlled the pain from
surgery quite well, to support pressure when coughing, I was given a small foam pillow to hold against my belly,
ask for pillow wedges if you need support for you tailbone, which caused me quite some discomfort/pain from
having being on my back for several weeks-