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I am currently on methadone therefore no pain meds will work for me. I made it through a cesarean but it was so painful I swore I'd never have another child no joke, is this something that will be a major problem or something one can handle? I'm having the sleeve

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I am allergic to most pain medication and I had a very low blood pressure so I didn’t get any thing except for Tylenol , pain isn’t bad at all

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Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou, you have made me feel much better about this. It's soon now and I'll definitely keep everyone updated

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I did have opioids, but not often or large does. I would ask for Torodol (sp) in the hospital. It is an NSAID but since it doesn't go through the digestive track it is ok for WLS patients. That combined with tylenol should make it manageable.

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I will definitely research to see if that has any adverse affects with my methadone, you guys are definitely easing my mind.Ty Swanton

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I had bypass, not sleeve but I had almost no pain at all. I was only ever on paracetamol (which is the Australian version of Tylenol) in hospital and nothing when I got home 2 days later. The surgeon prescribed tramadol for me but I didn't even pick it up from the pharmacy. Fingers crossed you get through pain free as well. And if not, then just remember it's short term pain for the rest of your life being healthier. Good luck.

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Talk to your doctor. Dont think that just because someone else did good with tylenol you will, too. I had a TAP block and still was in torturous amounts of pain. My surgeon is highly experienced and probably trained many of the other surgeons now practicing. My daughter had surgery and took only one dose of narcotic pain medications afterwards. I had surgery and took roxicodone almost around the clock for 3 weeks. I was still in so much pain I couldn't roll over in bed without help. Your hope may be to not use opioid medications, but you better go in with a backup plan.

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Ask your Dr about exparil. I didn't even know what it was until after I woke up and saw it on one of my medical bracelets. It's a nerve block they can inject near your incisions that numbs them for 4 to 5 days. Having no incision pain those first few days made my recovery so much easier than I was expecting.

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I had Tylenol, I was good.
Bypass patient
Everyone is different

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On 11/23/2018 at 4:01 AM, Trixie82 said:

Ask your Dr about exparil. I didn't even know what it was until after I woke up and saw it on one of my medical bracelets. It's a nerve block they can inject near your incisions that numbs them for 4 to 5 days. Having no incision pain those first few days made my recovery so much easier than I was expecting.

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Omg Thankyou!!! I really hope they have this at the hospital I'm going to. I'll find out tomorrow. I just looked this medication up and it looks perfect for my situation.

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Suspect i had that,myself, because mine were not the least bit tender or itchy until long after I was back home. 🐶🐱YOU are going to do fine, my friend. Update us when,it is finished, promise?

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2 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

Suspect i had that,myself, because mine were not the least bit tender or itchy until long after I was back home. 🐶🐱YOU are going to do fine, my friend. Update us when,it is finished, promise?

I definitely will! I will probably pop on just to let y'all know how I'm doing if the pain isn't too bad , just a matter of hours now lol. 15 hrs I'm due at the hospital hopefully my wait won't be to long

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