| Rating of discomfort following surgery | % | Amount of swelling experienced following surgery | % |
| Significantly less discomfort than that expected | 44.4 | Significantly less swelling than I had expected | 40.7 |
| Slightly less discomfort than I had expected | 33.3 | Slightly less swelling than I had expected | 25.9 |
| About the same amount of discomfort that I had expected | 11.1 | About the same swelling that I had expected | 18.5 |
| Slightly more discomfort than I had expected | 7.40 | Slightly more swelling than I had expected | 11.1 |
| Significantly more discomfort than I had expected | 3.70 | Significantly more swelling than I had expected | 3.70 |