What kind of pain meds?

[laurenella82 625]

You are assuming that you will need something for pain. I didn't need anything for pain past the actual day of surgery. Surgery was a breeze

I'm praying it works out that way for me as well. I don't like taking medicine and I really prefer not to have narcotics in the house because I have a very clever 3 year old! (He for into my muscle relaxers and freaked ne out because one was missing....I didn't sleep for 2 days). But I want to be as prepared as possible. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

[BitterSweet* 835]

@@laurenella82, that's right. And once you're discharged it's so much harder to resolve medication issues. It's better and smarter to leave the hospital with all the prescriptions you may need. Pain meds, nausea meds, and a PPI are a must, and if you don't need the first two, then don't take them.

[Lacowgirl72 210]

I didn't take any pain meds after leaving the hospital. Honestly the only pain I had was the gas that was trapped in my chest and back. I walked and walked and got it moving. Never been so happy to burp in my life. I honestly didn't have any other pain.

[NikkiDoc 312]

Can you take something like Arnica? It comes as a liquid but I prefer the sublingual pellets. I have used that for back pain. I used it for general bruising/pain once when I fell off my horse. It is certainly not in the category of a narcotic but it is fine for low level aches and pains.