There are several good choices for postoperative pain management. This decision should be managed by your treating physician. Hope this helps.Dr. Ali Mosharrafa
There is no single best pain medication. It needs to be individualized. I discuss pain management with my patients and try to figure out what will work the best. The discomfort of a tummy tuck should be able to be well managed, so you can be up and walking the next day. I do prescribe a narcotic similar to dilaudid, but also place a pain pump, which infuses a local anesthetic for 5-6 days. I also recommend motrin(600-800 mg) and many I place on Neurotin startind a day or two before surgery. All this is to makes the recovery as easy as possible with the fewest possible side effects. The best way to protect from potential blodd clots is to feel well enough to be up and walking the day of surgery and every day after that.Eric Weiss MD
