Recovery Room Pain Level?

[Wheetsin 714]

Oh, below about 4 - maybe 5 - I won't ask for much in the way of painkiller. They'll ask you what level of pain is acceptable, or some version of, "At what number should we give you something?" I can remember laying there after sleeve surgery, telling her I was a 6 and wanted "a little something." She told me not to be brave - I told her I wasn't, I just had realistic expectations and knew that pain was part of the agreement. I think my exact words were something like, "I don't go out in the winter and expect to stay warm, getting cold is part of the deal." I think she appreciated my... reality check.

The lady next to me was MOANING and CRYING like you wouldn't believe. They asked her to rate her pain and she told them "2". The nurse was like, "Then what's acceptable to you?" and the lady snapped, "NOTHING! Zero!" The nurse was like, "Hon, be realisitc. You just got cut open. This other lady (me) next to you got cut open 6 times and she's doing just fine..." That did not go over well.