I had 4000 graphs and absolutely no pain during the surgery. The shots weren't even painful either, there was a little burning sensation during the first round of shots to the front area of my head but that was the only time I felt that. I was actually very comfortable during my whole procedure and could have slept through most of it but decided to stay awake and chat with the team.
About 2 hours after I left surgery, there was some pain but very minor. The numbness had worn off and the top of my head burned a little. The donor site was painless until I tried to sleep and then it was tender. I had a hard time sleeping the first night, waking up every 3 hours or so but I would fall back asleep. The second day on, no pain whatsoever though, I keep saying how amazing it is that I just had surgery done 4 days ago and feel this way.