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How do you treat pain killers to take after surgery?
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Pain killers : These are necessary to modify the pain part ways to decrease pain post up. They are usually prescribed as needed . You may be discharged with about a week or more but usually not for long as the pain is considered acute and not chronic. You may stop these medication once the pain subsides. These medications could be non steroidal like Ibuprofen , Naproxen or mild opiates like vicodin , Percocet
Answered 6/30/2014
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Ask the doctors: Ask the doctors treating you, from the anesthesiologist to the surgeon, they are all more than capable of addressing your concerns. It is also something they want you to discuss with them because too much post operative pain may signal a problem they need to address.
Answered 4/9/2016
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