Pain medication after surgery?!
Question: Pain medication after surgery!?
I'm currently on fnetynal 12mcg and Ultram200mg!. I will be having knee surgery!. I will still have to take pain meds even after I heal from this surgery!. My question is will I have to increase my everyday pain medication after getting higher doses from the surgery and right after the surgery!. I will probably be on high dose pain meds for 3 to 6 weeks!.
How could my pain meds still be effective if I have been on higher doses!?
Wouldn't my body be used to it and require more pain meds than my normal dose!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
How could my pain meds still be effective if I have been on higher doses!?
Wouldn't my body be used to it and require more pain meds than my normal dose!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Once admitted to Hospital they will stop the Fentanyl and Ultram! They will then decide what pain drugs you will be on while in Hospital before and after the surgery!. Once you are discharged the Hospital will give you a prescription or letter for your Physician and he will follow what the Hospital dictate!. If the 'reason' for the Fentanyl and Ultram was your knee problem, then after surgery, given a few weeks of Physiotherapy, you should not need pain drugs!. Once the 'problem' is 'fixed' then that is the end of the pain! Best of LuckWww@Answer-Health@Com
I had knee surgery 15 years ago!. Stayed in the Hospital 4 days!. They had me on Morphine while I was there!. Then I went to Rehab Center for 2 weeks and they had me on a couple of strong painkillers!. When I went home I took Ultham200mg because I didn't want to get hooked on those pain meds!. You can't get hooked on Morph!. if you are REALLY taking it to relieve pain!. Ultham is non habit forming and has no side effects, but it works great!. You'll have some rehab at home, but from what I hear that surgery is a lot easier now!. Your pain meds wont go up, except at the hospital!. After that they will go down!. I hope you are just having one knee done at a time!. It is almost impossible to get into a standing position when u are sitting on the throne!. (Sorry, no delicate way to put that!.) Good Luck with that replacement!. Its sure a lot better than the pain you're having now!.Www@Answer-Health@Com