You are just telling it like it is! That's not whinging. My god you must be tough. I had the 2 surgeries in 23 days with hardly any problems, and I was miserable as anything. I am in awe of you coping at all with so much pain.
I definitely think there is a cumulative effect with the anaesthetic. The Day 3 Blues were worse the second (and third!) time around. That definitely gave me the blues.
tbh so far for me the surgeries have been worse than chemo. So hopefully it only gets easier for you too. Chemo or not. With chemo you can still walk and move your arms and sleep on your side and drive, and shower without a bloody drain. hope you soon will be past this stage and on to easier challenges.