@NextStep Can you ask your OS or PCP for a pharmaceutical to give you some relief? My OS gave me a prescription for meloxicam in the months before surgery; it helped get me through most days. My PCP prescribed tramadol for extra bad days. The dose made me somewhat drowsy so it helped a lot with sleeping and on very bad pain days a half dose gave some relief without too much drowsiness. At any pre op visits to either provider, I let each know what the other had prescribed so they were aware.
I was required by OS to stop the meloxicam and any other NSAIDs about 7 days before surgery; he wanted to nix the tramadol also but told me I could have it if absolutely necessary. It wasn't awfully difficult to do without for that last week because most of my prep work around the house was done and I didn't feel bad about resting up.
I was required by OS to stop the meloxicam and any other NSAIDs about 7 days before surgery; he wanted to nix the tramadol also but told me I could have it if absolutely necessary. It wasn't awfully difficult to do without for that last week because most of my prep work around the house was done and I didn't feel bad about resting up.