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Originally Posted by mrsD
Bunion surgery is extremely painful and lasts for a long time.
It is not a minor procedure.
Doctors will give serious drugs for surgical patients.
But PN ....is difficult to prove, and they don't trust the patients'
descriptions, IMO.
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Extremely painful? My mom had no issues. She did not even need any medication! It was uncomfortable fitting into her shoes because of swelling though . She took a few ibuprofen for swelling.
And just a a point of reference- I had exploratory surgery where they burned off my endometriosis, and removed a growth from my ovary, and I was given very very weak hydromorphone. (1mg) my stomach was pumped up with gas which ,and for 2 days after the surgery caused an insane amount of pressure in my chest and shoulders. But - too bad for me ! I was 27 so I MUST have been an addict.
All that will happen here is I will be tapered off , have nothing for pain, and end up back in the ER..
Why not keep me on the non abusable form -oxyneo?
It will be interesting to see how things change when I am diagnosed.
Such is life ,right ??