I'm newly diagnosed and know that I will have to have surgery for this. Anyone want to tell me what the recovery is like? How sore is your throat and how long are you hoarse? How long does the surgery take? (I know there's an overnight hospital stay involved). He says that he hasn't had to do a trach in over 10 years, which sounds reassuring, but that this is often the kind of surgery that must be repeated for WG patients. I don't really have a choice, I'm down to 3.5 or 4, when I should be at 7 or 8. My ENT is Lebovics of St. Luke's Roosevelt in Manhattan, who has done many of these before, and is featured on the vasculitis foundation's site.