I had mine done when I was 18.  The first week was CAKE; didn't even phase me.  (I actually got into a shouting match with my mother about 3 hours post-op because she wouldn't let me drive over to a friends due to the anesthesia [i felt fine] ).     
Week 2-3, sucked...hard.  I attribute this to wound drying up and scabbing over.  I didn't eat anything for those 2 weeks.  I'm talking, damn near nothing.  Maybe a snack pack a day, if that.  It hurt so bad to swallow, I just didn't do it.  I actually lost almost 40lb. in those 2 weeks alone.  Best diet I ever went on.     
Then there was the blood lugies...Jesus, those sucked.  At one point, I thought I was going to choke to death as I coughed up a blue/purple/redish glob of shit about the size of a golf ball.  After that was gone, I felt 10000000x better.   
Anyways, that's my story.