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I am at 6 weeks post op. The pain is finally decreasing a little bit a day. I'm worried about detoxing from Percocet and Tramadol.
I have taken 1 Percocet every 4 hours when the pain was at it's worst. I am not taking 1 Percocet every 8-10 hours with Tramadol for breakthrough. I'm trying to use more ibuprofen in place of narcotics.
Wondering if anyone has my lips to keep from going through the detox.
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lailoni60871
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I meant, I am now taking 1 Percocet every 8-10 hours.
Wondering if anyone has any tips, lol😂
Papapete lailoni60871
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Can't imagine having a detox problem for such a short time using pain meds. I took OxyContin for about 4 weeks and then oxycodone for another 6 weeks without any trouble. I did cut back on my own the oxycodone over about three weeks by using acediminfin half the time.
lailoni60871 Papapete
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I'm kinda afraid due to being on it for a few weeks with my first surgery , menisectomy in March. It was a bad detox after that. I'm thinking the tapering will help. Last time it was cold turkey, lol
Thanks for your response.
Waffalobill lailoni60871
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lailoni60871 Waffalobill
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Tramadol isn't considered a narcotic but I agree it is horrible. I had a terrible withdrawal with it during my first surgery.
I think I'm going to taper that one for sure.
Thanks for the response.
Waffalobill lailoni60871
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lindak55 Waffalobill
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Waffalobill lailoni60871
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Oldfatguy1 lailoni60871
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You won't have to detox...nature will take care of it. Suddenly the body has gone on to other needs. Low dosage taken as prescribed don't bother you unless you have a seriously addictive personality......but the word serious is key. Couple more weeks and you'll never have known you were on them.
lailoni60871 Oldfatguy1
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I'm hoping so😊thanks!
johnny17592 lailoni60871
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lailoni60871 johnny17592
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Yes, I know what you mean. I went through feeling like and sick for a week last time after my first surgery but I didn't taper off. It was cold turkey.
Thank you for your response.
johnny17592 lailoni60871
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Thanks for your reply.
jane15578 lailoni60871
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Hi there I'm in the U.K. and have been on morphine since November 2015, had serious problems and various surgeries on my leg leading up to TKR, I am now trying to come off this not because my pain has gone but because it makes me so tired. I am finding it difficult, I am reducing by 5mg every 5 or 6 days and I can feel the withdrawals each time. They fail to tell you these things when they are prescribing pain medication.
lailoni60871 jane15578
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Oldfatguy1 lailoni60871
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You may be trying to get off before your body and brain says its time. Too much is said about addiction when, in my opinion, if taken as prescribed, the chances are rare. I've had 11 surgeries and 5 rehab on this leg and have taken a laundry list of pain meds in various dosage and have never felt compelled to use them for anything other than pain. When you start using them as sleeping pills and as an escape method you could have trouble
lailoni60871 Oldfatguy1
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Totally agree. I'm not worried about addiction, it's the withdrawal. I went through it with the last surgery. I actually think it was from the tramadol though.
Waffalobill lailoni60871
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Oldfatguy1 lailoni60871
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That's one that I never took. Guess they figured I just needed more tillni didn't need any.
My wife fell and broke the ball off of the femur and had to have a partial hip replacement a few weeks ago. She had to be transferred to the hospital by ambulance. They finally talked her into taking a sit of morphine while they were getting her to a room. She couldn't have surgery till the next day and they wanted to give her pain meds to keep her comfortable but she refused. After surgery they transferred her back to her room and insisted she take a 5/500 hydrocodone so she could get comfortable. After that she only took one mor and that was a hour before she was transferred to a rehab center 4 blocks away. The medical people almost seemed offended because she wouldn't take the stuff. Just shows we are all so different as to what our brains process when it comes to pain.
Waffalobill Oldfatguy1
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I found same thing. If you ask for it, forget it. If they offer it and you don't want it, they look at you funny. Lol. Went in for surgery in june. Was told I could have 1000 mg Vicodin every 4 hours. If I didn't call the nurse for it she would come in trying to push it on me. Them and sleeping pills. Told them I didn't want sleeping pills. Then they would wall past my room see me awake, listening to music and think I was in pain and couldn't sleep. I would then have to explain to them I have been working nights, sleeping days almost 40 years. Lol. Can keep your pills but I will take a turkey sandwich and a apple juice. Lol
lailoni60871 Oldfatguy1
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That's for sure, we are all different. I'm an RN, usually the pusher not the taker ha! Sure opened my eyes being on the other side of this.😊