I am amazed at how much pain people are in post op. I have had quite a few major abdominal surgeries, a 3 step k pouch with total proctocolectomy and my bottom sewn up, over a dozen more k pouch surgeries plus a ton of other stuff...and I have never been on heavy pain meds past 10 days. I took the usual tylenol 2 or 3 for a few extra days if and when needed but nothing like oxy etc.
I do take stronger stuff for my chronic sacroilitis on rare occasions (I usually prefer naproxine or other NSAIDs for the inflamation and not fight the pain itself but the cause of it) and even then I find that the meds stop digestive and pouch motility and cause a whole lot of other problems so I avoid them.
I do not understand why there is so much post op pain so long after the surgery (Dr C stops all pain meds within 3 weeks of pouch surgery barring any major complications).
What is causing it? That is what I would be worrying about...the why.
I don't want to sound dumb or condescending or anything but what is the cause of all of that pain?
Sharon