Hi all,
I had a RTKR on January 11th, 2023 so I am about 17 days post op.
Can I ask what some of you experienced as far as pain meds?
I was given a prescription for only 25 5mg Oxycodone when I was released the day after surgery ( the pharmacy only gave me 22 because that is all they had in stock). I have since received 2 refills of 25 each. My surgeon’s physicians assistant more or less told me this is the last refill. In 17 days I’m averaging only 3 oxycodone a day which is under the prescribed amount of 1 every 4-6 hours . I am finding that Ibuprofen and Tylenol in between aren’t helping much at all. Is this normal? To have such a relatively small amount of prescribed pain meds given the pain level of this surgery? I’ve never taken pain meds before for my knee pain or anything else and it makes me feel like I am being treated like a drug seeking addict. A bit frustrated why they prescribe a pill every 4-6 hours and then only give you 4/days worth. Anyone have any advice?
I had a RTKR on January 11th, 2023 so I am about 17 days post op.
Can I ask what some of you experienced as far as pain meds?
I was given a prescription for only 25 5mg Oxycodone when I was released the day after surgery ( the pharmacy only gave me 22 because that is all they had in stock). I have since received 2 refills of 25 each. My surgeon’s physicians assistant more or less told me this is the last refill. In 17 days I’m averaging only 3 oxycodone a day which is under the prescribed amount of 1 every 4-6 hours . I am finding that Ibuprofen and Tylenol in between aren’t helping much at all. Is this normal? To have such a relatively small amount of prescribed pain meds given the pain level of this surgery? I’ve never taken pain meds before for my knee pain or anything else and it makes me feel like I am being treated like a drug seeking addict. A bit frustrated why they prescribe a pill every 4-6 hours and then only give you 4/days worth. Anyone have any advice?