Surgery Pain

Hi, I have heard tales of the pain after surgery anywhere from none at all to severe...does this depend on the person's tolerence for pain? My surgeon told me I would be on a morphine pump after surgery so I assume it will be pretty uncomfortable. Any opinions out there? Deb

A morphine pump?! I certainly didnt have one. I remeber there being some pain the first time i recall waking up, but other than that, not bad at all. I didnt even take any of the pain meds they sent me home with.

I only took the home pain meds for a couple days. It wasn't too bad. Not any worse than any of the c-sections I've had. Linda Vicory

Debby, I didnt have a pump either...just pain meds by mouth. I only took them twice after I got home. My pain was minimal. Linda

i had a pain pump but i don't recall much pain.. Dawn R

i woke up in recovery the pain in my shoulder from the gas was awful...but i did not stay awake anyway and once i was in my room i used the pump one time for fear of the pain....nope no pain...

used it the first day just in case but went to the liquid loritab... oh yea mixing it with white grape juice makes it SOOOO much better!!! Linda

Gosh....sounds like a breeze! Thanks to all of you that posted to me. Only 5 days to go...I AM GETTING VERY EXCITED! Deb