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....

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

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!!

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!

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

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...

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!!

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.

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.

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

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

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

Sorry that posted so many times! Not sure why!

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.

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.

I don't have gas oain anymore. Its sharp' date=' 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...[/quote']

I am going through the same exact thing with my port area. Looks like its gonna be a Vicodin night. Ouch!