Anyway, I followed their suggestion of ice pack for 15 minutes alternating with thirty minutes off, for the first 24 hours, so the swelling is minimal, and the pain wasn't even that bad. The worst were/are the prescription drugs and their nasty side-effects. One pain killer was more than enough, and I'll NEVER take that one again.
Today is the third day, and everything feels worse - just like they said it would.