I have a friend who just had this done, but he liked what the opioids provided, minus the withdrawal he got when his doctor’s script wrongly said it could not be reupped after one week.
He had severe anxiety and loss of sleep, after his Viocodin ran out at one week. He had to ride it out.
The doctor later apologized for that and said he didn’t intend no renewal.
That sucked.
I used opioids after my hip replacement. They helped more than other pain meds.
Yep, I got some opioids after my last knee operation. Tried them once when the leg was hurting, but really didn’t like the feeling so I tossed the bottle.
Was riding my bike to work 4 days after the op. It hurt but it’s best to keep the joint moving.
The glorious thing about humans is that while we are all the same, we are all different.
They told me to double up the opioids for my anal fissure repair as the hospital lowered the dose the surgeon intended. Then, because they were used up too fast, I got to suffer for days as his office would not refill while he was away on a mission trip. As with gun control measures, only the innocent/law abiding suffer.
An 82 year old friend had robotic knee replacement surgery last month and has had no pain....no need for pain meds.
Rehab personnel say he’s 3 weeks ahead of schedule on his recovery.
Remember when they didn’t have knee replacements?
My dad had bad knees, real bad knees and he sucked it up and took the pain like a man. He didn’t even do aspirin. He always said that pain was just a reminder that you’re still alive.
The biggest drag on healthcare systems throughout ‘first world’ countries is knee, hip and other joint replacements. They should ban them.
You know what people don’t get in third world countries? Knee replacements.
If they tell me to take 2 every 4 hrs, I take one every 6 or more hrs.
BTT
Most people believe they should have zero pain and try to get to that point. Never a good thing
I’ve had a major knee reconstruction and a broken hip repaired. Did just fine with 800mg Tylenols
That’s 27,300 mg of acetaminophen (Tylenol). That’s 27.3 kilograms. Of a poison. That causes liver failure.
Not for this boy