question about pain killers

I had pretty major surgery back in 07... removed last of my intestine and bowel... was split right down the middle so to say. I was sore needless to say. They had me on morphine which was not really helping at all. They wanted me to get up and start walking the day after and it was all I could do to sit up. The nurse asked if I was in a lot of pain... I nodded my head. They switched me to dilaudin and in about an hour I was up doing laps around the nurses station.

Morphine did nothing for me.

 

He kept pumping some stiff in with a needle, I was completely numb. Didn't feel a thing, just a weird sensation when he pulls one and you hear the crack, never felt a bit of pain... not once, the percs did the trick.

What ever he gives you, get it filled on the way home and start taking them right away, and stay on schedule. I took one every 4 hrs like clockwork, never had any pain.

 

As a matter of fact it was 4 weeks ago yesterday I had it done.

 

ok I got to ask..your profile says your 23 and you have to get all your teeth pulled.? really ? what happen ? did you not brush and floss ? most gum diseases are from not taking care of the chicklets..a touch of meth mouth? very weird...

 

Can't speak for him, but there can be genetics involved too. My father had all his removed in his 40's, my aunt, his sister in her 50's and all four grandparents had theirs removed. I am in my 50's and just had it done. Brittle teeth. I broke 3 over the last 4 years alone.

 

I've had dental surgery and extractions .

Wouldn't wish it on my worse enemy.

 

I took mine, (percocet) for 2 days then i didnt need them. This was after having the uppers extracted, WITH a BAD infection.. Only had local, No sleepie pills. I was awake for whole thing.

If you have ANY kind of infection going on, Take the antibiotics first before you go in...
That needle feels like a lightning rod in your mouth where the infection is... hurts like a mofo.

The swelling can be controlled with Nsaids very easily. I wore my plate from day one, And by the end of the 3rd day i was wearing it all day and night. just took it out to clean it, and to rinse mouth out

Its not as bad as they make it out to be..

 

Ask your doctor how long the meds will stay in your system after you stop taking them. Then use that info to plan when to go off your meds. Like the others have said, keep your scrip with you just in case (maybe keep a log of the days and times you dosed, and when you stopped). No norcotics allowed on the road, so you want to make sure your clean. Good luck.