Told my Dr only gives Ibuprophen for C section..

angelrue522 · March 2012

I am not a pain med junkie but I am concerned about not getting pain meds for recovery. I have a low pain tolerance and my last C section was infected and it took me 2.5 months to heal. I was told by 2 people that they only got sent home with Ibuprophen. This is a different Dr then my last and they are hardcore NO sympathy Drs. Anyone else get sent home with this only?

valerieanne9015 · March 2012

I was sent home with Percocet and Ibuprofen. I think it's odd that they wouldn't sent you home with something stronger if you needed it.

I had an internal infection after my c/s and after getting out of the hospital from that they gave me another prescription for both Percocet and Ibuprofen, I was swimming in pain meds. I hope they give you what you need!!

cottonlily84 · March 2012

I got percoset and rx ibuprofen then dr said to buy OTC ibuprofen when that ran out. I would def want the rx meds. I needed them and used them all.

LMBecky11 · March 2012

I got Percocet when I was sent home then at my next check they gave me Ibuprophen, both of which I didn't even use all of or as often as directed. If they try to do that, just demand they give you something stronger.... I would hope they wouldn't refuse you. Good luck!

jb2rn · March 2012

I had my baby in Germany, where the norm is no narcotics. I was not offered any post op, just paracetamol (tylenol) and ibuprophen.

The first three days or so were tough at night, it would have been nice to have a narcotic then, but after that ibuprophen was ok.

RayRay007 · March 2012

I didn't get 'sent home' with anything. I got tylenol and naproxen (non-prescrip anti-inflammatory) in the hospital and took tylenol and ibuprofen at home and was fine. I alternated b/w tylenol and ibuprofen every 4 hours. No morphine or T3s or percs.

jenjury · March 2012

Wow! That's crazy!! Is it too late to switch doctors? I was miserable after each and needed my pain meds for the first few days for sure. I had oxycodone, then hydrocodone in addition to Ibuprofen. I only needed the rx ones for a few days (it made my babies too sleepy and scared me).

angelrue522 · March 2012

jenjury:
Wow! That's crazy!! Is it too late to switch doctors? I was miserable after each and needed my pain meds for the first few days for sure. I had oxycodone, then hydrocodone in addition to Ibuprofen. I only needed the rx ones for a few days (it made my babies too sleepy and scared me).

I am strongly considering switching. I want meds!

mybobble · March 2012

I was given percs and a high dose motrin while I was in the hospital. Even sent home w/ refillable scripts for both.

You'll be having surgery and you'll need something stronger than ibuprophen!

mlf625 · March 2012

That sounds ridiculous, and I have a hard time believing it's true. Who told you that? Unless it came from the doctor or his nurse, I'd strongly suggest discussing it with them before jumping ship.

I went home with percocet and Ibuprofin. I didn't take as much of the perc. as indicated, but it did help take the edge off when I felt pain.

nosoup4u · March 2012

angelrue522:
I am not a pain med junkie but I am concerned about not getting pain meds for recovery. I have a low pain tolerance and my last C section was infected and it took me 2.5 months to heal. I was told by 2 people that they only got sent home with Ibuprophen. This is a different Dr then my last and they are hardcore NO sympathy Drs. Anyone else get sent home with this only?

No offense, but why are they your doctors? Isn't the first rule of medicine "First, do no harm"? Having a patient in pain isn't cool at all.

I would ask them directly about it, tell them your concerns, and then switch if they aren't willing to take your needs into consideration. You hired them to do a job, and you can fire them if they aren't being helpful. hth

KeyLime81 · March 2012

My OB's exact words were "It would be cruel and unusual punishment to send you home without anything". I had a prescription for vicodin and they told me I could just buy Motrin OTC and take more than what the package suggested. The nurse even wrote out what she thought would be a good schedule for my first day home.

Having said that, I had an easy recovery and I hardly took any of the vicodin...just one at night for the first few nights. The Motrin did the trick the rest of the time.

biblionerd · March 2012

No thank you. I went home with Vicodin and rx Ibuprofen. I think a lot of my pain came from the fact that I had a big "pouch" from my pg (I'm 4'11" and DS was 9+lbs, lots of fluid, etc.), but I still would have wanted that option regardless. You hear so many people/sources talk about how a c/s is still a major surgery, so why wouldn't they treat it that way with pain meds?

pepomntpat · March 2012

RayRay007:
I didn't get 'sent home' with anything. I got tylenol and naproxen (non-prescrip anti-inflammatory) in the hospital and took tylenol and ibuprofen at home and was fine. I alternated b/w tylenol and ibuprofen every 4 hours. No morphine or T3s or percs.

This. They did give me percocet, but I never took it after the first one. It just made me loopy. I also only had ibuprofen in my IV in the hospital. It was a megadose, but still just ibuprofen.

champagna · March 2012

I would definitely discuss this w/ your OB. I was sent home with Vicodin and Ibuprofen rx. At first they had me on Tylenol w/ Codeine, but after I complained that I was still in a lot of pain, my OB put me on Vicondin and it helped. You won't be able to properly take care of your baby or yourself if you are in pain. Good luck!

StacyADampf · March 2012

i was given the peerscription for percoset, especially since on the day i left the hospital, my husband and i drove an hour down to the hospital where our daughter was transferred to. i was also told to take six hundred mg of ibupropfen. i read the side affects of the percoset and they remain untouched to this day in my medicine cabinet. i took advil for about a week or two and then just worked my way through the pain until it was gone

emma&katiesmom · March 2012

LucyD1029:
I only used Rx meds for a few days at home (oxycodone), but I was glad I had it. I hope they give you something a little stronger!

Me too!

jjhp2018 · March 2012

I had some serious pain those first few days. There is no way I could have personally made it without a rx. I am one of those people who will barely take tylenol for a headache (if it goes on for hours I will break down) but there is no way I am going through surgery without something stronger LOL!

LaurdaJean · March 2012

I had percocet and ibuprofen. One was for pain while the other was for cramping. I couldn't have survived without both.

miss1991 · March 2012

I find this odd. I definitly needed the Percocet's they gave me, even after I came home. Getting up out of bed was dfficult to say the least. I would definitly talk to your Dr. regarding this.

craxyrae · April 2012

I did not get any pain meds. I was given extra strength tylenol and advil in the hospital and took one of each every 4 hours both in the hospital and out. I was sore, but did not need anything stronger.

jvolpe · April 2012

I was given Perc and RX Ibuprofen. And then at my follow up a week later I had to have the Dr try Vicodin. But the narcotics are giving me the chills so I am trying to ween off them and just do the Ibuprofen. Now, that my pain is like a 7 on a scale of 10 if I don't overdo it and cause stress on my body doing chores.

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