I am 3 years out and have had more than one nasty experience when taking narcotics for post surgery pain management. I get this horrific burn in my chest that feels like someone is stabbing me straight through with a flaming broom stick. I have gone to the ER more than once for a "gastric cocktail" to stop the pain. It is indescribably excruciating.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? I told my bariatric surgeon about it and he had me take a course of Carafate for a month prior to my hysterectomy to try to protect my tiny tummy from the pain meds. I had some success with this but I ate an entire Protein bar right before every dose. It seems that my stomach can handle the narcotics if I have some dense protein first. I have an appt with a GI recommended by my gastric surgeon in a few weeks. Any thoughts from my fellow sleevers??

Laura

I've had Percocet three times after my plastics surgeries and as long as I took them with something like granola, crackers, (or yes, I ate cake once), then it seems to be ok. I don't get pain so much as nausea and I really avoid using them for more than a day or two because I get so totally blitzed on both Percocet and Tramadol.

Do you have another surgery coming up? The Tramadol/Motrin cocktail is very effective for some people and may not bother your stomach like Oxycodone (Percocet) does.