A few weeks back I actually wrote a giant laparoscopy tip post, so maybe you can find some helpful suggestions there.
Vicodin and Percocet both really helped me with pain. They can make you sleepy, but I was usually in enough pain that I never got very tired unless I was already lying down or something. Better to be asleep than in pain anyhow. Right now I take Tramadol for my bad days. It's a synthetic narcotic and doesn't work as well as the real stuff, but it's usually sufficient for my needs. It doesn't make me sleepy at all. A heating pad really helps too.
Good luck with the surgery -- I hope all goes well.
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"It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC
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Re: Uterine Fibroids/Laparoscopy?
Right now I take Tramadol for my bad days. It's a synthetic narcotic and doesn't work as well as the real stuff, but it's usually sufficient for my needs. It doesn't make me sleepy at all. A heating pad really helps too.
