Im a chicken

dsrjrr · 01-07-2006, 08:09 PM

Okay when it comes to pain Im a big chicken!!How much pain in involed right after surgery?How about in the healing process???

tztmama · 01-07-2006, 08:11 PM

not much. I took my pain meds as directed and i felt very little pain.

NJChick · 01-07-2006, 08:14 PM

I'm not going to lie, the recovery room was the hardest. I had alot of pain from the gas they fill you with (thank GOD for drugs lol).

My second day was better, I took percocet, but on the third day I was done with the pain killers. Went grocery shopping on the 5 day :D Each day I felt better and better.

Everyone's different.

Anwyn · 01-07-2006, 08:17 PM

I had a hard time in the recovery room too, but it was all downhill from there. If you stay on top of your pain meds you should be fine. :)

lianna · 01-07-2006, 08:27 PM

Unless they were putting them in my I.V I never took pain meds. I was very uncomfortable with the gas pains but that just motivated to get up and walk some. I was sore, but not in real pain.

MyKdsDad · 01-07-2006, 11:05 PM

MsJoy says that on a scale of 0 to 10, 0 being absolutely no pain and 10 being "I'm going to die it hurts so bad", she would rate the worst pain at a 2. She didn't even bother with the prescription pain meds. She just took a few tylenols.

vluckey · 01-07-2006, 11:11 PM

I had a c-section 2 years ago. Compared to that this was about 1/3 the pain, and I did really well with the C-section.

I didn't even want to take my prescription meds, but they really discouraged me from taking Advil until I was 48 hours out. I felt my pain was better managed with Advil than Oxycot.

Had surgery Friday, was in the Mall by Wednesday. Not bad.

bandayed · 01-08-2006, 07:52 PM

I just took all the drugs. We have pharmaceuticals for a reason. My doc sent me home with liquid percocette, I finished the bottle and then 2 bottles of adult liquid tylenol (over several weeks) and then I had no pain at all. I just kept the dosing kida constant -- I figured it was all temporary, why let it wear off ;) I found my port area to be the most painful. You can do it. I'm a baby too........

leenerbups · 01-08-2006, 08:45 PM

I'm not bannded yet, but I can relate, I hate the thought of surgery too. The worst for me is the waking from the fog and weakness of anestesia (sp?) and that soreness in your throat from the tube.

I had my gallbladder out a few months ago and they gave me morphine before I woke up and as i came to in my room, I thought the blessed Mother was outside the window.
LOL