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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I met with a surgeon today for a consult for significant and urgent surgery. There were a number of things I was unimpressed with but one was that they only give Tylenol. I feel like they would probably give more if a patient was in REALLY bad shape but her take was “some discomfort is normal after major surgery but it should be manageable with Tylenol.” That’s jacked up. We invented medication so that you don’t have to feel pain. Give a patient 3-5 days of pain meds. I’m meeting with other surgeons because this one seems heartless.[/quote]

It would depend on the surgery. I've had some surgeries where all I had was Tylenol. I was sore but dealt with it and was fine after a few days. 
I also had a kidney removed. I got something a bit stronger for the 24 hrs following surgery. After the 1st day, I was given Tylenol.

I think the patients who don't want to feel any pain are red flags. It's surgery. It will be painful. The pain meds should be used cautiously and within reason. Opioid addiction and overuse is real. [/quote]

+1 Another way of wording "drug-seeking behavior" is "reality denying behavior". Post-surgical pain is part of the reality of having surgery, and you shouldn't expect a pain-free experience. Pain management isn't pain elimination.[/quote]

There are some stages between no pain and rolling around on the floor screaming in agony. I gather you are more toward to hands clenched in agony and sweating through the sheets side. [/quote]

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