I really hate the way pain pills make me feel. I almost feel worse on them than off. When I had my tubes tied I hated the Percocet they gave me. Has anyone been able to bounce back with just taking ibuprofen only?

Not ibuprofen...it's an NSAID and most docs don't want us to take it. Hard on the stomach.

I used tylenol.

Check with your surgeon about the ibuprofen. Most surgeons say you can't take anymore NSAIDs (ibuprofen, naproxen) because they're harsh on the stomach. They may have you take tylenol instead.

I took whatever they gave me the day of the surgery. The day after surgery, i was on Panadol (tylenol). Then nothing was needed after that. I did a 10 minute walk the day after surgery and added 5 minutes each day....still no medications needed. i too get very sick off pain killers....and i sure didn't need nausea. Hope your surgery is as pain-free as mine was.

I just took paracetamol. I got "panadol rapid" which dissolves in water.

I did not take anything after being discharged from the hospital.

I think I have a high tolerance to pain, for I have never taken much medicine, with the exception of when I throw my back out and then I used to take Celebrex (which is now not possible). I'm not sure what I will do when my back goes out again (this is a genetic thing, I have a twisted vertebra, and sometimes when I do some weird moments, like painting ceilings, the muscles around the vertebra get inflamed). Any suggustions?

I didn't take anything when I left the hospital

I was not an overnight at the hospital -- I was out patient. I never even opened the bottle of liquid Lortabs. I never even took any liquid Tylenol.

I had lapband and a hernia repaired at the same time. I was given liquid tylenol. I never had to take it at all.

*Banded April 8, 2009*

*Down 30lbs*

I only took a few of the pain pills the doctor gave me, liquid tylenol was enough for me after the first day!

I really hate the way pain pills make me feel. I almost feel worse on them than off. When I had my tubes tied I hated the Percocet they gave me. Has anyone been able to bounce back with just taking ibuprofen only?

I didn't take anything once I left the hospital

The only thing I needed pain meds for was the air in my shoulder. Otherwise, I didn't need anything at all. Good luck!

I took maybe two loritab when I got home - I didn't even fill the prescription because I had some of the same dosage left over from my appendectomy in August, and I took maybe four back then. I must have a high tolerance for pain or something.

I TOOK ALL THE DRUGS THEY GAVE ME.....it hurt like the dickens...but I'm no hero...I asked for it, and they gave it. I only had to take it for about 5 days though!

I had pain meds in the hospital. After I left, I took one pill to get home on, after that I just took tylenol and just lived through the rest of the pain. It really wasn't that bad as long as I took it easy. Loose clothing, sports bra and slow movements were enough to take the edge off . . . I didn't really need or want the mind-numbing that goes along with the medication.

Come to think of it, I still have that original script in a drawer at home, lol. Anyways, it is entirely doable. I would fill the script in case you need it and only take it if you are really feeling bad.

I took liquid tylenol (over the counter). Didn't really need it though. The only pain I had was gas pain.