Painkillers after hip op

I was prescribed 2x Tramadol along with 2x paracetamol 4 times a day, but I knocked that down to one tramadol pretty quickly as 2 knocks me out, Im now taking that combination twice a day, im 4 weeks post op on Monday.tbh could probably knock that down a bit now too. codeine wasnt great for me as it made me really constipated, its one of the side effects.

hydromorphone 2mg  every 4 hrs

Where in the world are you i know in the uk they have stoped prescribing diclofenic because of side affects they tend to use naproxen instead

Hi Polly,

Before surgery I took naproxen, abstention and co-Coldwell, after sugery

I take tramadol as well, 5 weeks later and now I only take co-codamol

Good luck

Hi Polly I'm in the U.K all I was given was codiene

and paracetamol was given tramadol to take

before op ,wow had to stop taking them felt terrible. I'm just 5 weeks post and still taking pain killers did cut right back but over did it and have had to take again. Keep well xxx

Pre-op I had diclofenic (my doctor looked into my heart BP etc) and decided ok as naproxin pre-op wasn't doing anything.  Post op I had tramadol, naproxin and paracetamol.  I was very aware of coming off tramadol can be problematic after watching my son's horrible withdrawal symptoms, weened my self off very slowly at about 8 weeks got down to 1 a day then one every other day etc, had no probs at all.  Even now at 4 and a bit months have odd naproxin, more for back pain than hip.  Hope this helps.  Oh some doctors don't like to prescribe naproxin post op but my surgeon was ok with it.

Dear Polly

I too had paracetamol and ibruprofen but now my doctor has given me zapping. It's a

Codeine/paracetamol tablet 500ml. it does the job for me????

I was given endone, 5mg, and paracetemol.

Wow everything nice and pink, my sons told me I was stoned with dialated eyes, and very drunk and wobbly walking, or maybe closer to not walking very much, but i must admit i mostly just slept those first ten days, other than doing exercises, and moving around a little in the house, had strict instructions from Dr not to leave house for those first ten days.

Nice for the pain, as it wiped it out, not so nice for bowel, constipation really bad, and I am never constipated, take medication for my arthritis that has the opposite effect.

Got off Endone after ten days, but had to remain on the paracetamol for about another 2 weeks or so.

Pretty pleased that i was able to manage without pain killers after that, although I do believe my natural pain levels before i need help are pretty high.

I am in UK. Diclofenic before and after topped up with Tramadol for the first 3-4 weeks after. Still on low dose Tramadol for other hip!

 

Hi prolly, I agree about the codamol makes me very constipated, I am having second hip on Wednesday and have been taking diclofenac which found very good, also doc put me on tramadol, awful no sleep and sweaty most of the time, I intend to take diclofenac when I get back home as I have a good supply in the house, paracetamol useless as well. Good luck from Ann