Hello @BunnyBrown and welcome to the forum.
I cannot say that I have had the procedure you describe, but recently I did have general surgery and was routinely intubated. That pain was what troubled me most after the operation, far more than the operation site. It took a few days to really settle down, I was quite badly bruised.
It was taking so long I was a bit concerned so asked the question on another forum. A few patients came back to me and said they had suffered the same. I imagine in my own case possibly the throat got bashed about a bit, maybe they had difficult inserting the tube? I've suffered with a painful throat post-endoscopy too, but never as long as the intubation pain.
I hope you will be feeling better very soon.
PS BTW - love the name! I saw this today in an Easter display in a shop and your name reminded me of it.🙂
This wonderful, Anne.
I think you have a point about why people disappear off forums.
I found the first few years post diagnosis a real struggle and frankly wondered if I would ever feel better (not to dishearten people, but just to say it can take a while longer for some folk to heal). However, once my antibodies were back within normal range it really has made a big difference to my health. I've chosen to stick around because I'm a Mod, otherwise I might have been one of those that disappeared, too!