When I had my Rectocele surgery, I made sure my Pain Specialist (who is with the same hospital) was to take care of my medication after surgery. Of course, the operating doctor had to be made aware of the other doctor getting involved, as well as the hospital. This time; I did not have any withdrawal problems. It was not the anesthesia during the surgery that was the problem. It's being given the normal dose of after surgery pain med that is not sufficient for a person that has alreday become dependent on much higher narcotics.


My previous surgery (two years prior) was a nightmare because of given the normal medication afterwards. It was not enough and I went into horrible withdrawal. Luckily, my son & daughter got the hospital to contact the Pain Specialist and he upped my meds and everything was under control. I never want to go thru that again. It is understandable about being frightened having surgery.

Again, there was not any problem, either time with the anesthesia during surgery only afterwards not being given a higher dose to compensate for the narcotics that you have already become dependent upon and the pain meds for the surgery itself.