I e-mailed my physician this morning and told them all the details of how I'm scared to take the meds, I detailed the number of doses I've taken and talked about how much pain I've been in throughout the week. I asked them, candidly, about what I can expect in the next few weeks. Will I be able to renew my prescription? When can I switch to non-narcotic medication? Is this abnormal for someone who's had a body lift? I hope to have a response soon.
I am becoming increasingly anxious and neurotic about this. The fear of future pain is almost worse than the pain I'm currently in (and that's bad).
If I'm rambling, I apologize. It is important I share this here - this is the exact type of feedback I was looking for before the surgery and was unable to find. I hope reading this struggle helps prepare others for what has turned out to be a very difficult recovery.
Update: I received the following response from my e-mail to the doctor.
Hi (name censored). TAKE A DEEP BREATH. You will NOT become addicted to the pain medicine. I will give you a refill, just call your pharmacy and request it. (Lortab and valium if you need it) It is perfectly normal to still be pretty uncomfortable with the drains in. When we take them out you will feel sooo much better. It’s not quite time for Advil. You sound like you are doing everything right and are progressing just as we’d expect. If you still have the tape dressings on you can take them off as they do start to get a little funky after a while. You are doing the right thing washing the drain openings with soap and water and keeping them as dry as possible. They do tend to get very irritated toward the end.
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