What do you take for pain

I am going in for surgery on April 9th. I have a low tolerance for pain. I have cronic knee pain and hip pain. I am on Norco. I know after surgery I can not take it anymore. Will they send me home with pain medication? If so what kind?

I had Percocet after surgery. Now I take Tylenol for knee pain.  Good luck! 

My doc gave me liquid Vicodin. I didnt take it but about 4 days, not much. I miss my Ibuprofen. Tylenol just does not cut it for fibromyalgia and spinal stenosis

There is no reason you cannot continue to take Norco after RNY.  It has an opiate and acetominophen (Tylenol), but has no NSAID (which is what we should not take).

Vicodin, Norco, etc. and a lower strength "opiate-like" drug called Tramadol are what most people rely on post-RNY.  (I took Vicodin for 5 years after my RNY (which was 7 years ago) for knee and abdominal pain.)

Lora

Thank you.  That is great to know.  I was worried about my pain management .

My surgery was 3/25 and I was given Norco in the hospital and sent home with it as well.  Tylenol is also allowable for pain management.

I take Tramadol for the occasional aches and pains. Tylenol just doesn't cut it for me. 

I take tramadol, before and after surgery.

In the hospital I was initially on a Fentanyl PCA pump, then transitioned to Percocet by mouth (pills) before I left the hospital. I was sent home on Percocet, which I took for about two weeks, then transitioned to Norco/Vicodin for several more weeks (I had an issue with a large hematoma on my abdominal muscle over my left trocar site for ~7 weeks). 

For everyday aches and pains I take Tylenol. I have taken Fioricet for for awhile for headaches and have no problem still taking it when I need to. I also have taken Tramadol and muscle relaxers for cramps for some time prior to surgery because I'm allergic to NSAIDS, and still have no problem taking those as needed. 

Best wishes!