Post OP Pain!
I had my first rub scalenetomy done on December 1st above the collarbone. I had neurogenic vascular and arterial compression so I was struggling. After surgery I was in icu for a while and put on a dilaudid pump. That helped but only when I pushed it for medicine and I was tired after surgery so Sleeping was a mistake. So the icu nurse dude was a **** and made me stay awake every 10 min to press it. I told my surgeon and he changed me to a constant drip of .3mg and an extra .2 when I pressed. From then I was put on 2 7.5 norco every 4 hours with a .3 injection of dilaudid every 2 hours. Then they told me I would go home on this 7.5 norco and ibuprofen. This is a joke I am crying in pain and they said this is the strongest they could give me pill wise. And it doesn't touch me. I am only 20 And they say they dint wanna heavily medicate me but I am dying. What do I do? I plan on calling my surgeon Monday to see If he can change somethin but his nurses seemed pretty sure about the norco being enough. What else should I do? Please help I am really hurting and don't wanna go back to er. Anything please
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