Question 1

does surgery hurt?

Accepted Answer

Not during surgery: Local or general anesthesia makes surgery painless.  Once anesthesia wears off you will have pain that your surgeon will control with anti-pain medications and anti-inflammatories.  Talk this over with your Surgeon.

Question 2

does chest surgery hurt?

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Yes: Yes, but doctors do best to control your pain.

Question 3

on a scale of 1 to 10 how bad does bunion surgery hurt?

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Different: Everybody has a different pain threshhold.  Clearly, a person with a higher pain tolerance will say post-op bunion surgery pain was quite managable. Another important factor is the surgical procedure performed.  Some procedures are more involved and therefore have more post-op pain.  Either way, your physician should give you the appropriate post-op pain medication  based upon these 2 factors.

Question 4

does keliod surgery hurt, and how long it takes to heal after surgery?

Accepted Answer

You mean Keloid?Hurt: It does not hurt more than any other surgery.Most of the time it is done under local anesthesia.I usually use kenalog, (triamcinolone) a slow acting local steroid to preventnt the keloid recurring.That slows down the wound healing  somewhat.

Question 5

does torus palatinus surgery hurt?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can: The tissue over the torus is very thin. On closure after removal of the bone, it tend to break down and heals in secondarily. Think of it as a large ulcer.

Question 6

does root canal surgery hurt without anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

Most likely: Root canal surgery is done because of bacteria destroying tissue.  This has to be cleaned out.

Question 7

does nasal polyp surgery hurt? please, need some answers?

Accepted Answer

Possibly : See your ENT for the answers. Can be somewhat painful but you are given pain meds and decongestants. Follow the directions given by your doctor It is also important to know the extent of the surgery.

Question 8

does breast reduction surgery hurt much?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly: Women with overdeveloped breast generally seek surgery to relieve pain.  With surgical reduction, the pain from the weight of the large breast is immediately and permanently relieved: many women leave the hospital with less pain than they had when they came in!

Question 9

does an ear surgery hurt? i mean will i be in a lot of pain after the surgery?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: Unfortunately it depends on extent of procedure. Tubes? External ear reconstruction? Please resubmit question with some more specifics, since range is tylenol (acetaminophen) through narcotic pain medications.

Question 10

does trigger thumb surgery hurt? do they cut the whole joint open?

Accepted Answer

Minor surgery: This is relatively minor surgery that does not involve the joint as long as it is not an advanced or comicated case. It involves releasing a band like constriction with near immediate release but please follow postop instructions and therapy and all should proceed well.

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