Concerned with pain management with diastasis recti repair?

December 1, 2013
Asked By:Alice marie in Lancaster, PA

I am scheduled for an endoscopic diastasis recti repair. I have a well respected plastic surgeon that will doing this procedure at a very reputable hospital. He has 30+ years of experience and I really Ike Jim. My concern is that he doesn't use exparel or a pain pump....only vicadin. This procedure will be done outpatient and it's a 2 hour drive from where I live. He says I'll be fine but I'm concerned that the post op pain management will be insufficient. Am I overreacting?

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