[sealeg]

Hello everyone, was hoping for your thoughts/advice...I am having my rib-resection surgery in 2 weeks. I need to decide if I will have a morphine pump or an epidural pump. There are advantages/disadvantages to both, however, the epidural helps create more of a pain barrier. There is higher risk with epidural, so it is hard to decide. Does anyone have advice based on their own experience? I was told the epidural will allow me to be more mobile right from the time I wake up after surgery and this will help me do the exercises I will need to start doing by day one, post-op. Morphine will help with pain, but not as much and will make me feel "drugged", but has minimal to no risk. Interested to hear from others. Thank you in advance.