My doctor has asked me if I have a preference for the type of pain medication to take after my breast reduction surgery. I've never had any type of surgery and I've never taken any type of narcotics. I do have a very weak stomach and tend to get nauseous easily. Any recommendations for types of medications for me to take to relieve the pain that won't make me ill/totally out of it? I will have help for about two weeks but I do have children.
October 5, 2017
Answer: Pain Medication Following Breast Reduction Pain following breast surgery differs between individuals, however, overall the pain following reduction is not typically that bad. I usually suggest a multi-modal approach to pain management that includes Tylenol and an Anti-inflammatory for baseline pain control with a narcotic only to be used for pain above and beyond that. As for the specific narcotics, dilaudid can give less nausea than some of the others, however, all of the narcotics can cause some upset stomach. Typically you will only require the narcotic for a couple of days after surgery and then can scale back to the non-narcotic pain medications.
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October 5, 2017
Answer: Pain Medication Following Breast Reduction Pain following breast surgery differs between individuals, however, overall the pain following reduction is not typically that bad. I usually suggest a multi-modal approach to pain management that includes Tylenol and an Anti-inflammatory for baseline pain control with a narcotic only to be used for pain above and beyond that. As for the specific narcotics, dilaudid can give less nausea than some of the others, however, all of the narcotics can cause some upset stomach. Typically you will only require the narcotic for a couple of days after surgery and then can scale back to the non-narcotic pain medications.
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Answer: When knowing you have a weak stomach and need pain medications my patients get Zofran (anti-emetic), use a Transderm scopolamine patch for 3 days starting just before surgery, and can choose between Tramadol (weaker cousin of narcotics) or use Nucynta (like Percocet but doctored to diminish the nausea risk but also expensive). Anti-inflammatories can be started the day after if there were no problems through the night. You will get different answers here and you should discuss what you read here with your surgeon.
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Answer: When knowing you have a weak stomach and need pain medications my patients get Zofran (anti-emetic), use a Transderm scopolamine patch for 3 days starting just before surgery, and can choose between Tramadol (weaker cousin of narcotics) or use Nucynta (like Percocet but doctored to diminish the nausea risk but also expensive). Anti-inflammatories can be started the day after if there were no problems through the night. You will get different answers here and you should discuss what you read here with your surgeon.
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