Broke my ankle and leg in 3 places and I’m getting surgery tomorrow. Idk how to feel or what to expect.

  • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You are going to be on some heavy painkillers for a little while. Really not a big deal, just remember no matter how you feel good/bad, ect. You thinking will be a little off. Don’t make any real decisions and don’t worry if your mood is weird. Just ride it out for a little bit and the cone back to your self.

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      1 year ago

      You are going to be on some heavy painkillers for a little while. Really not a big deal,

      For most people…

      A small but significant amount of people metabolize opioids faster than they should.

      So if they’re supposed to take a pill every 8 hours, they might get 2x as fucked up the first 4 and no pain relief for 4 hours till their next.

      Which is like a recipe for prescription misuse and eventually opiod addiction. Especially when doctors up the dosage instead of spreading more pills throughout the day.