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What pain medicine are given for pain after bunion surgey?
11 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Depends: No universal recommendation on that. Depends on extent of surgery, pain level and individual's pain threshold. Pain is a subjective thing.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Many types: A variation of tylenol (acetaminophen) with Codeine is pretty common, some may go with Percocet vs vicodin..
Answered 6/30/2014
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It depends : It depends on the patient and on the type of procedure performed.
Answered 3/30/2013
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Depends: Every doctor has certain medications that work best for his patients. I typically give my patients 2 prescriptions. An anti-inflammatory and a hydrocodone.
Answered 6/14/2017
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