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dominic22930
dominic22930

Well this time next week rather than getting ready for work i will getting ready to go into hospital for my lthr time to get my hospital bag ready any recommendations for what i should take waiting to hear back from the hospital cant remeber from the pre op if i should take my naproxen as normal in the morning or not can any one else remember if. They did or not

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  • dominic22930
    dominic22930

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    Just had a phone call from my consultants about what i can and cant take. I should stop taking naproxen and most of the other medication i am on today .god this is going to be a long painful week at work bad at min with pain killers never mind without 😢

    • sandra_84282
      sandra_84282 dominic22930

      Posted

      Poor you Dominic

      I was fortunate as I have a high pain threshold and only ever took couple of paracetamol for all I was bone on bone.

      Keep positive and just think after this op the only pain you will have is healing pain. I stopped all the heavy pain meds after 10 days and a friend advised a homeopathic medication called Arnica. I admit I would have laughed at this however having taken it for a week and made so much progress I'm not laughing now.

      Keep focused and this too will pass. Love light and healing friend. Any questions this is the place. If you get down come back and winge. We are all here to help you through. X

    • judith12644
      judith12644 dominic22930

      Posted

      Hi Dominic, I also had to stop naproxen for the week before, but I could still take other meds like codeine. Wishing you all the best, I'm 3 months post op today!

    • dominic22930
      dominic22930 sandra_84282

      Posted

      The painkillers do very little if anythin for the bone on bone pain which i have but i do take them and other meds because of the two slipped disks in my back as well thats probably another surgery to look forward to 😙

  • JackieMidd
    JackieMidd dominic22930

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    Hi Dominic,

    I was told not to take any meds on the morning of my op, but to take them with me.( I don't think you should be taking Naproxen anyway, they might be conra-indicated with whatever blood thinners you are given, but ask, just in case I'm wrong.... )  They were then put into a locked cabinet and given to me at my usual time.  

    I took my iPad and earphones, earplugs, just in case sleep was an issue....(I didn't need them, as it happened) wet wipes are a must!   

    Nice loose clothing, you will soon be wearing them. Good all round fitting slippers, no mules!

    Good luck x

     

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