I know in the hospital, they give us something for pain, but do they send us home with something for pain? And are we able to take our regular meds after surgery by swollowing them or do we have to crush up everything?

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That sent me home with a bottle of liquid Vicodin and you can take your regular meds as long as they are smaller like a eraser on pencil otherwise you have to get them changed .

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I was able to cut my pain meds in half and take each half one at a time, I only needed pain meds for about 2 days after surgery for the incision pain. I used a small pillow to gently press against my sore belly when getting out of bed or out of my chair, get plenty of walks in during the day, I did 6 short walks a day. Good Luck

I had the liquid vicodin as well...,by day 5 didnt have anymore pain...i think the rest of the bottle is still in the medicine cabinet

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Ah. Finally some honest answers about pain. They don't give Vicodin for "minor discomfort " as quite a few said the pain level was.

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@@ppressey24 I'm told that during the pre-op right before surgery they will review current medications and the plan for prior to surgery and after surgery. Not all medications can be crushed so you'll need to make sure to find that out as well.

A week before surgery I had these prescriptions to fill for when I returned home: hydrocodon acetamin (pain), famotidine (antacid), ondansetron (nausea), and hyoscyamine (muscle relaxer). All optional except the antacid. Having said that, I found my own otc Gas X, maximum strength strips my life saver

One liquid, two small pills, and one orally disintegrating. No crushing necessary.

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The sent me home with Percocet. And for all I hear about them the pain really didnt call for something that strong. I took them the first 2 days anyway. Like why torture myself if I dont have to right? Crushed them since its written everything needs to be liquid or crushed. I usually take ambien at night. When I stopped the Percs I stared at that tiny ambien pill a long time before I said screw it and swallowed it whole. No issues. Slept like a baby.

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I was given liquid Lortab post-op but only needed one dose. I was sent home with a regular prescription but never needed it. I had basically no pain after the first hour. I think the nausea the first hour was the worst for me.

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