Subject: A question about post-surg pain

April 24, 2003

Hi ,

My experience has been that post op pain immediately following the surgery is

really minimal. Yes, I did like having the morphiene in the hospital and the

Tylenol w/codiene after it - but I would have been able to tolerate the pain

without complaining (too much anyway...I am the world's biggest chicken when

it comes to pain). My surgeon prescribe Ultram after surgery - he says he

believes it it the most effective medication for it. Maybe you can take

that? I didn't take it after surgery...so I don't know how effective it is

(being the chicken that I am I insisted on stronger medication ever before my

surgical date....I couldn't imagine having upper and lower jaw surgery with

just Ultram for pain. As it turns out, I probably would have been fine with

it). I don't know what kind of cosmetic procedure you had - but I would be

willing to guess it was a LOT more painful than orthognathic surgery because

of the nerve being manipulated and causing numbness in most of the areas you

would be experiencing pain. Out of all the things I have had to deal with

(mine has not been an easy recovery)...I would say that the pain that

immediately followed the surgery was one of the least troublesome. Good

luck...I hope this info helps you. I would strongly suggest you research

Ultram since it is a newer medication that works entirely different than the

morphiene/percocet/codiene types of drugs. (www.ultram.com)

Caycee

Message: 8

Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:41:57 -0000

I have read here so many times, that there is not much pain after

this type of surgery, mostly numbness. Well then why does everyone

seem to take to much pain medication such as demerol, percocet &

tylenol 3?

Is this because in order to have no pain you must be medicated with

these type of drugs?

I ask because I am very allergic to almost all pain killers and

really can only tolerate advil or tylenol.

What will I do about the pain that all of you seem to be taking the

narcotics to deal with? I can't have any of this type of medication.

Also, have most of you had to take steroid medications after you

leave the hospital or just in the IV while you are in the hospital?

I had a cosmetic surgery procedure about 3 years ago and was

prescibed a medrol dose pack that I took for 7 days after the

surgery. Is this the type of steroids all of you are refering to?

Thanks,

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