Two weeks out from my ACF with donor bone at C4/5. Pain pump at hospital. and even though I told them - twice - to give me Compazine or Promethazine FIRST, I happily upchucked everything after I came out of the recovery room until someone turned the pump down and gave me some Compazine, and an hour later I was dressed and ready to leave.
I took hydrocod 10-325's every 3 hours, and the anti-nausea drug every 6 hours for about 5 days. Then I spent a couple of days getting my digestion straightened out again, and I wear the soft collar 24/7 except to shower. I have no pain at the moment, but I am very careful to follow restrictions to the letter: I want this graft to heal properly. Oh, I know pain, it's a good friend of mine, I've had arthritis for 35 years. But I don't tolerate it any better than anyone else! Good luck! May your surgeon be brilliant and your nurses wide awake and caring.