Painkillers

[JCP 619]

I need to ask my doctor this but thought I'd run it by yall. What sort of painkiller did you need/take in the hospital and once home and for how long, if anything? I seldom take anything for pain beyond ibuprofen (which I know I'll not be able to take anymore). The gave me darvoset (?) after my hysterectomy (it was not laparoscopy) but I heard that is no longer used.

[ChristyAZ 87]

When first out of recovery, I was on IV Morphine. When that proved to not work they switched to Diluded (sp?). It seemed to work better but for shorted timeframe. Once they added IV Tylenol along with the Diluded and it was wonderful. The next day, IV came out and I was switched to liquid Vicoden (Lortab) and although it tasted awful, it worked great. I was released with a script for the liquid Lortab and I have used it 2-3 times. Definitely at night so I can get some rest. Hope that helps

[fezik23 240]

I don't like pain killers at all. Nevertheless I had IV morphine in the hospital, via a pump so I could self administer as needed. I would guess that I used it about 5 times over the first 10 hours. I was sent home with liquid Tylenol #3, which I used maybe twice. I still have a huge bottle that I should just dump.

[marfar7 1,528]

I waa also on iv Dilaudid while in the hospital

Good stuff. Was on liquid Vicodin at home. Used it for about 10 daya. Had a rough recovery. The liquid Vicodin is much better than the pill form.

[Kindle 8,667]

Not sure what a I got IV in the hospital, but really had no pain. Went home with Supradol, a sublingual NSAID, but didn't need to take it. I saved it and did take it when I had back pain a couple months after surgery. Worked great.

[amazon 579]

I think I got some tylenol via IV. Then I got a dose of morphine my second night. I was sent home with a script of Oxycondon.

I didn't have a pain pump.

[butterfyeffect 257]

I had IV dilaudid via the PCA pump in the hospital. It made me nauseous though, so I stopped pushing my button for it at about 3am the night after surgery. Once I passed my leak test the next day, they gave me the liquid lortab, which worked fine. Then they sent me home with vicodin pills, which I took once or twice a day for the first week. I bought liquid tylenol on the way home from the hospital, and mostly used that.

When I first met with my surgeon, I had to sign something saying that I understood that he would only prescribe pain medications for the first 30 days after the surgery. I'm amazed that some people needed them for that long, because I really had no pain after the first week.

All I've used for pain control since surgery, for headaches, sore muscles, cramps, etc. is Arnica. I used to need to pop 3 or 4 Aleve a day during my cycle, but haven't had a bad one since surgery. Fingers crossed that the weight loss has somehow helped that too!

[JCP 619]

Thanks all. I'm really encouraged by so many saying they didn't need much in the way of pain killers. I'm not too fond of them myself. Most tend to make me feel sick.