Quote Originally Posted by Fentonite View Post
Good luck with your surgery! I'm about 3-1/2 weeks out from my 3rd spine surgery. The best advice I can give: get off the pain pills as quick as you can. I was off all meds (even OTC's) on the third day after surgery. This was the quickest I've tapered down after any of my 8 prior surgeries, and this is my best recovery yet. Let your brain learn to deal with the pain instead of find ways to hide from it, and you'll adapt quicker and heal faster. Heal quick!
. While some can and do get off opiates faster than others. Not everyone's injury is visible and their pain level even worse. Having a support group of friends and family helps one get through the issues they encounter. It's also important they have a doctor that recognizes not everyone heals the same and address on going medical issues sooner, than later. Instead of blowing them off with the well it takes time to heal crap.