Hi there - I have 1 week until my surgery. I asked about pain meds, as they indicated that they may be difficult to source locally when I get home. It looks like they normally give oxycodone, I think in a liquid formulation.

Oxycodone has a bad reputation for addiction. I am thinking of trying tramadol (like brand name Ultram). Tramadol is milder and has less potential for addiction. I expect it will be easier to find as well.

How bad was the post-surgical pain? Has anyone tried tramadol? If so, was it enough? I don't want to deal with intense pain, but I can deal with some discomfort.

Thanks!

Barry

I had the sleeve, gallbladder removed and hernia repair. My recovery is taking a while. I was giving liquid Hydrocodone w/acetaminophen (vicodin) and that worked quite well.

Liquid Tylenol works as well but only on the minor pains after the big post-surgical pains simmered down.

You can get adult Tylenol liquid. It works really well. I switched to it exclusively after like 2 days on narcotic.

Honestly I think oxy is overkill. Maybe ask for liquid norco? Less addictive and works well.

They carry the adult tylenol liquid at CVS.

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All pain medication has the potential for addiction if you abuse it including tramadol.

On the other hand...Pain control is essential for healing.

Take the pain meds at the dose that relieves your pain and taper down as the pain subsidence likely this will be a week or two at the most. Remember to take a stool softener daily as long as you are on them.

You aren't going to become junkie taking short term post operative medication.

Can this pain be compared to childbirth?

not even close. I am 13 days out and still have a bit of incision pain. I found that wearing a compression top 24/7 worked far better that narcotic pain meds by day 4.

Honestly I think oxy is overkill.

Well...maybe for you but it's unreasonable to make a blanket statement like this. I was on morphine for 24 hours post op because I woke up from surgery literally screaming from pain.

BWT I gave birth to a full term breech baby without any medication as I am hardly a pain light weight.

Sorry, no. It is actually completely reasonable for me to politely express my own opinion.

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I never felt any pain. They gave me pain medication through IV and I did not need anything after I got out of the hospital because I was never in any pain. I did not even have gas pains that a lot of people talk about. Everyone is different.

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Sorry, no. It is actually completely reasonable for me to politely express my own opinion.

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Sorry, no. It is actually completely reasonable for me to politely express my own opinion.

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Just as I am untitled to "politely" disagree.