Tramadol for tkr pain?

Tramadol worked for me. Same dose as you. I finally found very fabulous Hydromorphone. I could not tolerate endone or other generic stuff they pump into us. I was unmedicated for 48 hours post op except for what remained of spinal block. I vomited for 2 days until someone decided I must be allergic to something and they ceased endone and a pain specialist suggested hydromorphone. All the usual hand wringing about addictions etc. But I came off it by myself after 6 weeks. One thing is for certain. If we are not medicated correctly, we suffer. Seems to me that they try the cheapest, most tolerated drugs then move to others when necessary. I hope to never again experience such discomfort.

I have been on tramadol for 8 months and naproxen tramadol I take 8 a day still in a lot of pain and not even had op yet but my pre op is on the 22nd June so fingers crossed op won't be long

I had tramadol 50mg four a day , then was changed to tramadol prolonged release capsules 1x 200mg twice daily , also Diclofenac​ , an anti inflamatory . I think the slow release tramadol helped to control the pain better than the 50mg 4 times daily.

Tramadol did absolutely nothing for me, regardless the dose. Oxycone, first two weeks but side effects terrible, had a to take two more pills to combat sire effects.

I found after that two Tylenol with one benedryl was a charm. Best of luck.

Percocet is OXYcodone with acetaminophen.  The same strength opioid would be Vicodin or Norco which is HYDROcodone plus acetaminophen.  According to NIH, they are equivalent pain relievers at the same dosages.  You may do better on the latter, although NIH found a higher occurrence of constipation with the hydrocodone.  Tramadol, while technically an opioid, is way less powerful a painkiller.  Docs will usually prescribe it after you don't need the heavy-duty stuff anymore.  Think of it as a transition drug between oxy/hydro and straight-up ibuprofen.

PS: Hydromorpone (Dilaudid) is way more powerful than either hydrocodone or oxycodone. About 7X as powerful as morphine. Docs don't use it the US that often because of respiratory concerns and almost never let you take it home.  I get it in the ER when I have a kidney stone...nothing else works on me for that problem.  I would LOVED to have had Dilaudid during my first two weeks home...outta luck on that.

I was prescribed the same dose of tramadal as you. It was not as effective at controlling pain as the Percocet.

I was given 50mg Tramadol to take every four hours then every 6 hours. Also Methocarbamol twice a day. It worked well for me. I'm at 14 weeks and take two Tylenol a day and one ibprophen. Ibprophen makes my heart skip beats so I'm careful about that. I'm doing well, only stiffness but not much pain.