How many days post op were you on drugs? I am 3 days post op. My body tells me exactly when it been 8 hours, and I have to have them. Ouch this still hurts. I just don't want to get addicted.

It's been so long, I don't remember how long I was on the Vicodin... I do remember I still hurt a lot at only 3 days out though! Don't worry, the pain will fade enough in a few days that ibuprofen will do the trick and you won't need the Vicodin anymore. I think the people who get addicted are ones who are taking it for injuries that last longer, like back and knee pain.

I was just banded on 3/13. I took vicodin for 3 days, tylenol during the day and tylenol PM for a couple more nights and that was it. I was still sore but the pain meds were starting to make me feel bad so I just quite.

I'm not 10 days out and very little, if any pain.

Good luck on your journey!

Carla

I was banded on 3/11/08. I was on the pain medicine for 3 days. I needed to take it every 6-8 hours. After 3 days, though, I started to feel horrible every time I took the pain medication so I stopped and started on just plain Tylenol liquid. This helped just as much for the discomfort and didn't make me feel bad. You might try going to Tylenol liquid for adults and see if this keeps you comfortable. Good luck.

As long as you are using a narcotic pain medication AS DIRECTED and for pain, you won't get addicted....it's when you start tinkering with dosages and using it outside of the theraputic realm that you need to worry.

I'm day five and very, very little pain today!!!!

I was banded on 3/20/08, and only have a bit of soreness around port site. Dr. Ortiz said the port site might be sore for a few weeks.

I was banded 03/17.. I used the pain medicine for 3 days post op.. I did have to take a small dosage on the 4th day postop that night when it was time for bed and I was hurting after a long day.. today I am 6 days post op and havent used it since..