Pain and pain meds

[Cmt7831 186]

I am 7 days post op today! I still have pain which I have to take pain meds for. I can last about 6 hrs before the pain is bad enough for them. Is this normal?

[marfar7 1,533]

I'm 2 weeks post op and I just stopped the liquid Vicodin on Sat. So I think it's very normal. For the most part, the surgery is painful (some brave people here find it no more than uncomfortable. To them I say "congrats") and it takes a couple weeks to feel semi normal again. At least I don't have any nausea or fatigue.

Good luck! You should start seeing less pain soon. I promise

[KitKat40 100]

Everyone's tolerance to pain is different ... I used mine 4days and I was good but I did have a lot of nausea and I was so tired all i did was sleep , now I'm better but I'm still sleeping like 10hrs at night ... It's normal if u needed take it

[laurasjourney 24]

I'm 3 days out and I don't need to take my pain meds anymore. Everyone's tolerance is different. If you need it, take it.

[DeniseM 238]

I took my pain meds round the clock for the first seven days, and then at night for the next few days, but everyone is different- if you are in pain, take your meds! Don't worry about what other people have done, listen to your body. One thing that really helped with my pain was wearing a compression garment around my stomach which I got at my one week post-op visit. It made SUCH a difference in my pain that I was able to stop my pain meds when I was wearing it and only took them at night when I was not wearing it.

[lsereno 2,525]

It was for me! Take me if you need them. Everyone is different.

Lynda