Your surgical team will put together a pain plan for you. The plan tells youYour youhow much and when you should take each medication. It will alsohow alsoinclude:include:
Screening for current opioid use and risk for misuse.
Tell your surgeon if you have chronic pain, depression, ADHD,substance use disorder(SUD) (by you or a family member), or takesubstance takeopioids.opioids.
These can increase your risk of long-term opioid use and your surgeon will adjust your pain plan to make it safer.
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Use non-opioids first, like ibuprofen (Motrin, Aleve) and andacetaminophen (Tylenol)
Take the lowest dose of opioids for the shortest time for severe pain
Safely store and dispose of any unused opioids
The goal of pain control is to minimize pain, keep you moving, and help you heal. Your team also wants to prevent any long-term opioid use.
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