Pain meds post-op

[FaithfulOne 21]

Hey everyone! I am 8 days post-op and still struggling with pain control. I was just curious how long everyone else needed narcotics for pain and when they switched to Tylenol? When I take the tylenol I am feeling hardly any pain relief. Maybe I have a low pain tolererance, I don't know....

[Ms.Vickie 68]

I took pain meds for over a week. Then I started talking half of the Loritab for pain. I never did take Tylenol.

[sthrnmorning 8]

I'm post op day 8 also and I'm still taking the pain meds although not as frequently. I thought I would be off them by now. Sounds like it may be normal. I think there was an expectation that the healing process would be much faster. Hang in there!!

[FaithfulOne 21]

Thanks for the responses. That makes me feel better. My surgeon typically does not give out narcotics for pain control but I requested it. Well my norco is out and I called the office for a refill to get me through a few more days and they said if I am still hurting that bad that I need to come in for an appt because something is wrong if I am still hurting this bad on day 8 (this was on voicemail). When I got the vmail it was after 5 so I think I will just call today and be seen if they think I need to. Im pretty sad because I am starting to feel weird about my surgeon's staff but I just got surgery oh well I will keep you guys updated!

[Ms.Vickie 68]

What type of pain are you having? My pain was associated with gas pains killing my back and some discomfort in the port area.

[FaithfulOne 21]

I don't have gas oain anymore. Its sharp, shooting pain at my port site that comes and goes. And when I stand or move the port hurts and feels like it's being ripped out. I feel likw this is normal pain from what I have read here...

[LynnR 42]

I was put on liquid Hydrocodone and did call for a refill which I was given. After a week I started just taking it at night so I could sleep without waking up to the pain. Where is your pain at? After the first week, I had pain at the port site. I thought there was an issue. I did go in and was told that everything was fine, there was just some Fluid under the port site that would slowly get absorbed. I was told to put a heating pad on the area which would make it feel better and help with the healing. Good luck!!

[FaithfulOne 21]

I was put on liquid Hydrocodone and did call for a refill which I was given. After a week I started just taking it at night so I could sleep without waking up to the pain. Where is your pain at? After the first week' date=' I had pain at the port site. I thought there was an issue. I did go in and was told that everything was fine, there was just some Fluid under the port site that would slowly get absorbed. I was told to put a heating pad on the area which would make it feel better and help with the healing. Good luck!![/quote']

Thanks Lynn, that may be what's going on I suppose ( I posted my pain description right before you posted). Better safe than sorry and I'll just go get it checked out.

[LynnR 42]

That does sound like what I was going through. Also be very careful when you cough or sneeze. Hold on tight to your port site. I sneezed and thought someone was trying to rip out my port, then it hurt for several days. The heating pad helped.

[FaithfulOne 21]

So I just called and now they do not want to see me and say it's normal pain but Tylenol shoukd be sufficent. What do I have to do beg...errr I'm frustrated

[FaithfulOne 21]

So I just called and now they do not want to see me and say it's normal pain but Tylenol shoukd be sufficent. What do I have to do beg...errr I'm frustrated

[FaithfulOne 21]

So I just called and now they do not want to see me and say it's normal pain but Tylenol shoukd be sufficent. What do I have to do beg...errr I'm frustrated

[FaithfulOne 21]

Sorry that posted so many times! Not sure why!

[LynnR 42]

Try resting with a heating pad on that area. Take some Extra Strength Tylenol before you sit down to rest. See if that helps. I really do feel your pain!! It sounds like it is just irritated. Mine was really swelled up and the heat helped that too.

[mrsto 2,925]

My doctor have me a prescription for Lortab (liquid Vicodin with acetaminophen), with two refills. I used it for a good two weeks, and sporadically during the third week. I also had my gallbladder removed at the time of surgery, so that may have been an additional pain hurdle. Honestly, recovery from this surgery took a lot longer than I expected, and I was really glad to have the narcotic pain meds. That being said, I don't think 8 days is unreasonable at all.