Today makes one week since my surgery.
I went to. The plastic surgeons office, and they removed all the tape off my breasts. Boy did that hurt! The PA was pretty happy with how everything looked. There is one area under my right breast that’s been hurting really bad, and she said there was a small skin tear there. After taking off the tape, they put Aquaphor ointment and dry gauze on the tender areas.
They want me to continue wearing the compression bra, except when I’m showering for at least one more week. Oh joy.
My pain is still not very well controlled at all. She wants me to try alternating Tylenol and ibuprofen on a schedule. I’ll give it a try, but it’s 530, and I’ve been doing that since noon, and no relief at all. Says I should use the Norco for breakthrough pain, but it’s all breakthrough and I really don’t want to get all the G.I. problems that come from Norco.
So I’m just trying to focus on the fact that today I feel better than I did two or three days ago, and in two or three days from now, I should feel better than today
Had another crappy sleep night - slept 12-2 and then 4-6.
As always thankful for good results and path
Hoping for better sleep tonight.
The dental office I worked at pretty much stopped writing prescriptions for Norco when we found out that Tylenol + ibuprofen (or naproxen) taken together- not alternating, but at the same time- had the same effectiveness at killing pain as Norco without the GI issues or opioid component. Advil even started making a combination pill for this purpose. https://www.mndental.org/files/NSAIDs-are-stronger-pain-medications-than-opioids-A-Summary-of-Evidence.pdf
ReplyDeleteI do it myself for my chronic headaches, and it's all that helps (other than cannabis.)
Thanks Lucy maybe I’ll try that-EH
ReplyDeleteHey Mr. Sandman! Bring Elaine a good night's sleep tonight, please!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree that 3 ibuprofen for muscle pain or 1 extra strength Excedrin for headache work better than opioid.
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