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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
Why don't you want to take Norco? It's a pretty mild (relatively) pain med. You won't get addicted if you follow the instructions; you won't be on it that long. I've found that it is actually good for increasing my mood when I've been on it post-op. I've joked with my pdoc that I want to be on it all the time.
They wouldn't have sent you home with it without knowing you need it. If they didn't think you needed it you would have been sent home with orders for tylenol.
Honestly at this point after my hysterectomy I was still in the hospital on a morphine PCA pump (I had complications after a prior surgery and they were making sure the problems didn't repeat and also they gave me better pain control than my prior surgery) I was in the hospital 3 days. I was on Norco at home for a while, longer than I expected. I couldn't take ibuproferon and tylenol didn't help much for a while. My doctor was fine with it and said it takes different time for everyone..
Really, get comfortable. Valium is only going to help with anxiety and muscle spasms. Your body may want some valium but it's still ok to take Norco.
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It’s just the addiction side of things and the combination of my Valium I’m also prescribed. Also I find Tylenol and advil to be more helpful for my pain anyways. Although advil would be pretty bad to take right now. But yeah I know what you mean about the mood booster. I get super happy for an hour or so after I take it if I don’t fall asleep right away and I feel like on top of the world almost and super happy about the dumbest stuff.
I fell asleep about 15 minutes after taking one. I woke up a couple hours later with this terrible pain in my stomach I think is hunger pangs. I have a bottle of body armor with me but I’m going to have some broth and some jello as soon as my mom is able to make it for me.
I’m glad I didn’t have to go to the ER for the cather. The idea freaked me and I just wanted to stay home. But now the flood gates have been open all night with no problem.