So have I. The last surgery I had, I wasn’t given pain killers after I left the hospital. The doc had been in trouble for prescribing too many painkillers was the excuse. It was one of the worst weeks of my life. Consequently, I have put off having surgery that I need out of fear of the recovery period after I leave the hospital. The others procedures I have had prior to that last one, were no big deal thanks to period an, Vicodin, and the like. Shame on the abusers and the idiotic bureaucrats that make the rest of our lives miserable.
That is inexcusable. Interview a surgeon and ask about painkillers after the surgery.