Day 4 Post Op - trying to stay off Hydrocodone...

[Band. James Band. 5]

My Doctor gave me Hydrocodone for pain and I used it my first three days of post-op. It helped a lot to combat my incision pain (although the heating pad and Gas-X strips were the only thing that has worked for gas pain), but I find that Hydrocodone makes me unable to mentally focus on anything.

When I take Hydrocodone, I can't read more than a page of a book; I can't get work done on my laptop; I can't even watch TV. Anyone else have this experience?

I'm going to try hard to stay off the Hydrocodone today (Day 4 Post-op) and just deal with the incision pain. Overall, I think my recovery is going okay, but I think it's going to take a good 10 days total before I'm starting to feel half-way normal again.

[Corrigan 75]

Hydrocodone is great for relieving pain, but you might try Tylenol

now that the worst is over. It's the only OC pain reliever we're

supposed to take. You might try Vitamin B12 sublingual (under the tongue)

for unusual fatigue. It sure helped me. Don't try to do too much

for a while, let your body heal. Best of luck, hang in there.

[Band. James Band. 5]

Hydrocodone is great for relieving pain, but you might try Tylenol

now that the worst is over. It's the only OC pain reliever we're

supposed to take. You might try Vitamin B12 sublingual (under the tongue)

for unusual fatigue. It sure helped me. Don't try to do too much

for a while, let your body heal. Best of luck, hang in there.

Thanks for the tips and encouragement Corrigan!

[hopefloats 11]

you could also ask your doctor if you can try Percoset. That is the pain med I am taking and I love it because my head stays clear but it relieves the pain.

[muelle 64]

I have seen on here for a lot of people that days 3 and 4 post-op are the worst for them, and they were for me as well. I took the Vicodin until day 4 and pretty much slept through the pain. Days 5 and 6 I only took it at bedtime, then I quit it altogether. The Tylenol suggestion is a great idea. Hang in there, it will get better. Good luck to you on your journey!