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I was just curious as I know some people need them and some don't. I am on my refill already (I had surgery 6 days ago). First, for the throat pain after surgery and now for the port area, which just began to be painful a few days ago. I'm just ready to be off of them completely, as I take them about twice/day, but I still hurt some.

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I had my surgery on 9/30. I'm still on my pain meds. They gave me 60 pills and I have about half left.

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Banded 9/22, took my pain liquid at only half dose, in the evenings, to help me sleep (every 4 hours) and then didn't take it during the day. I was on them about a week. 2 days with one shot in the morning of liquid Tylenol and after that the pain was manageable.

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I wasn't.

Never took the stuff because I had no pain whatsoever.

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i had gotten off of them until last night...i feel like you know when you put a Water balloon on the fawcett to fill and the balloon fills up and droops and the 'neck' of the balloon is stretched out? that is how i feel when i stand up..my left side feels like it's down at my feet! lol i had to take a shot of pain meds last night!

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btrieger...are you serious? wow that is awesome! you weren't even sore a lil bit? or maybe just not enough to be on meds.. i'm still in pain a week after!!

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They gave me liquid Lortab, enough for twenty doses. I went through that and about 4 doses of the new bottle.

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btrieger...are you serious? wow that is awesome! you weren't even sore a lil bit? or maybe just not enough to be on meds.. i'm still in pain a week after!!

I am not the only one.

I was not "sore" at all. I was a bit uncomfortable with gas but I've had hangover that felt much worse.

I am not alone and I don't think I am even in the minority. Many of us had no pain at all.

People tend to post more when they are in pain and don't bother posting when surgery was as boring as can be.

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Switched to extra strength Tylenol on day 4.

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Good point...I don't think people much if they are without pain and without much to report. I guess, with me, it's the social comparison when you are in pain. I didn't have any gas pain, but I did have drainage the day of surgery due to a cold coming on, and my throat burned afterwards. I may be guilty of "overdoing it" a bit after surgery, though, because other than my throat, I felt overall good. And, it hasn't helped that my drainage turned into a full blown cold this week. When the coughing started, I started to really feel pain!

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I didn't take any pain meds either. I took liquid tylenol for the first 2 days, and only at night. It was more to help with the gas discomfort so I could sleep. Once I used the gas-x regularly I didn't take even the tylenol.

I had no pain at all except for the gas.

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I was on it for about a week but only at night the last few days.

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I never took them either. I have a brand new unopened bottle of Lortab. But my Ob/Gyn's nurse told me that I have a high pain tolerance. I've had other surgeries and never used pain meds either.

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I'm actually still on my pain meds and just about out of my refill unfortunately. I'm day 7 of post op and the pain seems to be worse now around the port site then all the pain I generally had right after surgery. I talked to my surgeron and he said it's normal due to the surgery and that he'll give me a small refill tomorrow to last me about another 4 days. It really all depends on the person.

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Only had perscription pain killer at the hospital. Went to liquid Tylenol at home. Took it for the first four days or so every 4 hours (not before bed though) to stay ahead of the port area pain. I was pretty active and went back to the gym on day 4. Only real pain I had was standing up from sitting on the couch. Or sitting up from laying on the couch. Once I was standing or walking no pain.

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