After I had an appy at age 22 I was given Codiene as my take home pain med and I developed a RASH...first time I ever had a rash to any kind of med...so I stopped taking it and just stuck with plain Tylenol...
After my first knee surgery in '91 I was given Darvocet as my pain med...stuff was pretty much worthless and just made me feel icky,...so I had once again to stick with plain Tylenol..couldn't take Ibuprofen [I was pregnant at the time] because of chance it could decrease amniotic fluid. Goodness that was painful.. I was also worried about how having surgery and given the anesthesia meds would affect my baby .. My orthopedic surgeon told that generally speaking they do NOT LIKE to operate of pregnant women ...
My third and fourth knee surgeries were a piece of cake compared to the first knee surgery and I didn't have all that much pain...this was quite a nice SURPRISE and relief combined ...I felt very cared for by my Dr. ..he iso good at figuring things out... what a brilliant, gifted man!!
Anyways-got through the whole ordeal and had a beautiful baby girl who is now an amazing young lady .. just amazing..she is a mental health counselor and has a true calling to hep people ..she loves it and is very happy ..which makes me happy...