I have a very low pain threshold. I've been though 5 surgeries and was in lots of pain after all of them. The usual pain meds like Vicodan and Perocet. do nothing for me. Please tell me that there are stronger pain meds out there that will make me comfortable. The anticipation of the pain after surgery is my biggest concern at the moment. Thanks Thunderhead27

After surgery, they had me on a morphine PCA pump, which did not relieve my pain, it just made me sleepy. So they gave me toradol, and changed my PCA pump to dilaudid and that certainly did the trick.

I did not have a pump and I only asked for pain meds a couple of times. Never took any after leaving the hospital. Pain was minimal.

Glad to hear your pain was minimal. I'm expecting the worst and asking for dilaudid as soon as I'm conscious. Maybe even before !!

Glad to hear your pain was minimal. I'm expecting the worst and asking for dilaudid as soon as I'm conscious. Maybe even before !!

I'm in the same boat! Anything that ends in "codone" does nothing for me. More than half of my visit with the surgeon was discussing pain. He is doing mine at the hospital instead of the surgical center so I can stay overnight and make sure my pain is controlled before coming home. He said he would send me home with whatever worked in the hospital. He said most likely Dilaudid. I had Demerol once in the past and it was magical but they don't offer that anymore (or that's what they tell me).

Some on here have posted about a little ball of medicine that is closed up in your stomach that dissolves and gives localized pain control. I'm going to ask about that too! Good luck with yours!

Thanks goof luck to you too.

A friend of mine who had the Gastric Bypass last year was given liquid Roxicet. She said that stuff worked wonders and made her sleep great!!!