I think the easiest way to describe how it feels is it is like having a tooth taken out.

You’ve had it removed because the pain is too much, and now finally that pain is gone, but instead you’re sat there feeling puffy and swollen from the recent trauma, and you’re just constantly aware of this gap where there used to be something present.

Just like going to the dentist, it gets better though. And I’d do it again in a heart beat if I had to make the same decision.