
Originally Posted by
Melonie
I can relate. However, in general, I have had a lot more nausea problems with pre and post surgery pain meds in pill form than from the anesthesia used in the OR. For the vast majority of my surgeries, I have simply asked for Tylenol 3's ( with codeine ) instead of the 'higher horsepower' pain meds doctors like to prescribe, which have left me nausea free. The trade-off of course is that the Tylenol 3's can't completely 'cover' the pain for the first 24-48 hours post-op ... but I'd rather endure a bit of pain than be puking my guts out !!! But besides avoiding the nausea, by 48 hours post-op, not taking the 'higher horsepower' pain pills left me with a lot more 'energy', a lot less 'bloating' etc.
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