Poor Earlobe

So today I got the keloid on my left ear removed, the procedure took about 20min. They only gave me local anesthesia so during, I was kinda awake and heard everything going on. Unfortunately the doctor didn't prescribe me with any pain killer, so I'm forced to take the weak over-the-counter stuff. Even more unfortunate, now that its removed, I'm going to have to wear a special "compression earring" so it wont reoccur. This is my very first and hopefully last time getting stitches. The only positive thing so far is missing work. FML