Pain Pills???

I never had opioids once out of hospital. Due to a stomach issue I can only have them delivered via IV. Once home only Paracetemol and voltarin suppositories. At nearly 7 weeks am only using the voltarin if I have overdone things and the swelling starts again.

We are all so very different there is no normal - do what you need to do. All the best.

Hi, it's really hard to give you an answer on this one as each knee is different and they all have their own time at healing .. with my first TKR 11mths ago I was weaned off them around 3mths .. however I'm 4wks post op with my 2nd one and the pain is so much worse than the first   I'm on much higher doses of all pain meds first time round I was on 40mg of oxycontin twice daily this time round I'm on 55mg twice daily plus endones .. with the last op I found the endones a godsend however this time round the pain is so severe nothing is really easing it. 

I'm guessing that I will be on them much longer this time round so does my dr .. but hey we need to manage the pain somehow... I'm not too bothered how long I'm on them for naturally the shorter the better but I'm not having any issues with them no binding etc .. I'm sure my glass of orange juice each morning to down all my meds helps plus I love fruit.

I wouldn't be worried if you're still needing them 4 hourly as we are talking about major surgery with a time frame from anywhere from 12-18+mths for recovery so for some having to take meds for a bit longer will be the norm.

Take care and I hope that you're pain starts to ease up real soon

Cheers .. Tracey

Thanks everyone for your answers. I really appreciate it.

I am also 4 weeks opst op and managing to get by on a pain killer at bedtime, most nights. Some days I take an extra one if I need it. We are differant, dont worry if you need them. When in pain take your meds, you will eventually reduce them.Don;t rush to get better, it takes time