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Title: Question about top surgery?
Post by: CursedFireDean on January 06, 2013, 09:15:28 AM
Post by: CursedFireDean on January 06, 2013, 09:15:28 AM
It's a long way off for me and I know a doctor can give me more specific info than most of you, but I was wondering if anyone has gotten top surgery but was not able to take pain killers? I've just wondered this for a while.
I've got an extreme sensitivity to Morphine and all of it's derivatives, so pretty much every prescription painkiller in the US. Just a small dose in the morning will make me vomit all day, and I imagine that's not a good thing to do recovering from surgery. Several years ago I was given a med, it was still a codeine derivative, but it was made for people with sensitivities and I still had a bad reaction to it. So if any of you had a similar issue, how did you deal with it? Did your doctor find you a different med, did you go without, or did you just suffer through it?
I've got an extreme sensitivity to Morphine and all of it's derivatives, so pretty much every prescription painkiller in the US. Just a small dose in the morning will make me vomit all day, and I imagine that's not a good thing to do recovering from surgery. Several years ago I was given a med, it was still a codeine derivative, but it was made for people with sensitivities and I still had a bad reaction to it. So if any of you had a similar issue, how did you deal with it? Did your doctor find you a different med, did you go without, or did you just suffer through it?
Title: Re: Question about top surgery?
Post by: chuck on January 06, 2013, 01:30:57 PM
Post by: chuck on January 06, 2013, 01:30:57 PM
hey bud
I didnt use painkillers after top surgery. it truthfully wasnt that bad and had a double incision.
I didnt use painkillers after top surgery. it truthfully wasnt that bad and had a double incision.
Title: Re: Question about top surgery?
Post by: aleon515 on January 06, 2013, 09:23:49 PM
Post by: aleon515 on January 06, 2013, 09:23:49 PM
Tell your doctor re: your sensitivity. I think there are other alternatives or maybe you won't need anything. But I would tell the doctor.
--Jay
--Jay
Title: Re: Question about top surgery?
Post by: Simon on January 07, 2013, 01:52:27 AM
Post by: Simon on January 07, 2013, 01:52:27 AM
I've had multiple surgeries (brain,spinal,kidney,hysto) and can't have morphine for the same reasons you can't. I take dilaudid which is 3 times stronger than morphine without the nauseating effects. If nausea still sets in they can give you phenergan which helps. I'm also a fan of keeping a bowl of ice water with a wet wash cloth in it near me for awhile after surgery. When nausea hits just wring it out a bit and rub it on your face,neck,and upper chest. Always works for me.