I Have To Wonder If My Fast Recovery Is Due To My Pain Meds. I Had Btkr Two Months Ago Yesterday, May 13, And Have Been As Pretty Much Close To Normal Walking And Getting Around Since Five Weeks. Only Used The Walker The First Week I Was Home And The Can About A Week After That And Then Only When I Went Outside The House. Since Week Six Post Op Have Been Cleaning The House, Running The Vacuum, Mopping, Even Cleaning The Dog Doo Up Every Morning In The Yard. Do My Exercises Spread Over The Day And Ride The Stationary Bike Every Day Without Fail. But The Biggest Difference Is The Amount Of Pain Meds I Take. Since The Late 90's When I Went Through The Pain Clinic Here At The University I Have Been On 160 Mg Of Oxycontin Three Times A Day And In Between Up To Four Times A Day I Take Two Immediate Release Oxycodone. Plus They Have Me On Tylenol And A Couple Of Aspirins A Day. I Have Had Next To No Swelling Since Week Three And Even Before That It Was Minimal Compared To What Everyone Here Was Talking About. To Be Honest My Quick Recovery Has Really Made Me Uncomfortable Posting On The Forum As I Feel People Will Feel I Am Boasting. I Do Have A Terrible Time Sleeping And Have Pain In My Hips And Back At Night That Is Just Maddening. Have Tried Everything Except Sleep Aids And With The Amount Of Pain Meds I Take I Don't Think My Doctor Is Going To Go For Prescribing Anything, Especially Since I Also Take Four To Six Soma Muscle Relaxers A Day. I Have Been Using Those Primarily So I Can Get Some Sleep At Night. They Just Don't Last Long Enough To Get More Than A Couple Of Hours At A Time Because I Have Taken Them So Long I Suppose. I Should Say When I Was In The Hospital And The First Few Weeks At Home I Was Taking Another Pain Medication In Addition To The Oxycontin And 5 Of The Immediate Release Oxycodone Every Three Hours Plus The Soma, So You Can See I Was Adequately Medicated. When Josephine Said That The Swelling Might Be Attributed To The Under Dosing Of Pain Meds It Suddenly Clicked For Me Why I May Have Done So Well. Particularly Since I Am One Of The Older People On The Site, Will Be 67 In Just A Few Weeks. Anyway, I Do Pray For Everyone's Quick Recovery And Am Eternally Grateful For Having Had This Forum During This Time Of My Life. To Be Honest, Particularly When My Youngest Son Was Murdered Right Before My Surgery Was Scheduled And I Got Sick And It Had To Be Postponed For A Few Weeks I Do Not Know What I Would Have Done Without The People On This Forum. Their Generosity, Kindness And Prayers Were Instrumental In My Getting Through Tony's Death And The Surgery So I Will Never Forget The People I Have Met Here. Thanks To All Of You. Rowdy