Sorry-I’m sure this is in a million other posts....I am very uncomfortable with low back pain this evening. Is tylenol all I can safely take post sleeve?

if you have some codeine/tramadol you could take that too. Most surgeons prefer you to avoid nsaids but if its very bad a one off 100mg diclofenac suppository might do the trick and will generally be tolerated well but always check with your own docs office before trying any NSAIDS.

most docs do not allow NSAIDS... did you get a list of from your Dr for meds that are ok to take? We are not doctors in here (that I know of lol) so you might want to be extra careful with any recommendations. I do know for sure we are not supposed to have NSAIDS.. and always follow your doctors orders.

I am a doc and a pain doc at that but do double check with your own docs office at the very least its a good idea to have them in the loop on any new meds you start taking.

So you have a heating pad?

1 hour ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

So you have a heating pad?

This was going to be my suggestion, too. I'm pre-op, but typically don't take NSAIDS for low back pain anyway because I don't feel like it does anything. A heating pad eases some of the pain. If I don't have a heating pad with me, sometimes I'll use Icy Hot (the roller ball or the pads), but I don't think it works as well as the heating pad.

Thanks everyone. Used a heating pad-seemed to help. Will reach out to my team today to ask what else is safe to use.

Have you tried arnica gel? If I get some back pain and don't want to (or can't) take medications, I massage a bit of arnica gel into the area and POOF, I feel better! Very effective for mild to moderate pain.

I personally love Codine or Norco. If I take anything else, it causes my stomach to bleed when I poop.

I did heating pad for 2 days after I got home and have been doing tylenol , back pain went away on day 3