Question:
How do they control your pain?

During and after surgery? I am having LAP RNY on Tuesday, February 28, 2006. The last time I had a lap procedure (ovary cystectomy) I woke up in severe pain and had to endure that for about 45 minutes before getting in under control. Has anyone else experienced this? My surgery is scheduled for Baptist Hospital in Nashville if that helps you to answer this. Thanks in advance for your help.    — jeanfergus (posted on February 3, 2006)

February 3, 2006
I had a lap gall bladder removal in November and I did great with Dilaudid.
   — classite

February 3, 2006
depends on what your doc will prescribe. when i woke up from my lap-rny, i was plugged to an automatic morphine pump which doped me up everytime i pressed the button. the only probelm with opioids is that the body builds up a tolerance to them very fast, so after a while, the morphine wasn't working quite as well, but the pain wasn't THAT bad. after i was off the pump, got lortab for pain - YUMMY.
   — cdt1334

February 3, 2006
I had no pain when I woke from my surgery in April 2004. The surgeon said he injected pain medication into the I.V. prior to me waking up in recovery. I was also numb from the operation. The nurses kepted injecting pain medication into my I.V. several hours after the surgery. They did not want to take the chance the medication leaving your system. I was released from the hospital the next morning with no pain. The surgeron placed me on medication for pain when I was released. Good Luck, It all depends on your surgeon.
   — lkirkland1

February 3, 2006
Morphine drip w/ the panic button. After leaving the hospital I was given Lortab. Immediately after waking I was in pain but didn't care. After a few hours I wasn't in as much pain, and still didn't care. LOL
   — RebeccaP

February 4, 2006
They would not put me on the auto-pain pump due to my sleep apnea...so my pain meds were basically on demand..whenever I requested..but not too often. I had surgery at approx 10am....and took my last pain shot that night about 11pm....after that I was fine. Went home the next afternoon with a liquid pain med. I think I took the liquid for about two days fairly regular and then I was fine.
   — mmcphee1

February 5, 2006
Unless you have allergies, I think the most commonly prescribed pain relief is morphine on a pca. It was great and I had very little pain. After three c-sections, I anticipated simialar pain and the lap RNY was a piece of cake compared to the c-sections!
   — LauraA

February 6, 2006
When I awoke from surgery,I was already plugged into the morphine drip pump. I was told I could use it every 7 1/2 min.The first day I took full advantage of it as I didn't want any pain...but then I wouldn't bother for an hour or so and I wasn't in any pain.They send me home with a prescription for liquid Roxisette and I didn't even fill it-wasn't in any pain at all.
   — JazzyNana

February 7, 2006
I am not a doctor, but I have had several laporoscopies. BEFORE, you have any surgery, you should speak with your physician about your pain control in the recovery room right after surgery. Don't wait until the day of the surgery to talk to him/her about this. You should be open with your doctor, and tell him about your fears of being in pain after surgery. You should tell him what pain medicine has worked for you in the past. Just make sure you speak to your doc BEFORE the surgery. Or, you may need to speak to the anesthesiologist. DON'T BE AFRAID to voice your concerns!! good luck!
   — Agrippina05

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