I am trying to decide if I want to go ahead with surgery but I am afraid of the pain afterwards. I am allergic to oral pain meds - I have been hospitalized twice in the past for severe reactions to different pain meds. The last time was spent in the burn unit because of the head to toe open blisters caused by the reaction. I have always had to endure pain after surgery with just ice and tylenol. But I have never had abdominal surgery and worry that the pain may be more extreme than what I can handle. I am going to see the surgeon in a few weeks to discuss my options. I wanted to know what everyones experience was with their post op pain - did you need a lot of pain meds?
Thanks for any info you can give me.
