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I can relate utterly to your situation. I was on a high dose of methadone prior to my abdominal hysterectomy. In advance, I specifically asked my doctor to order sufficient pain medication to treat my post-op pain. She increased the normal amount of morphine by 50%. The problem was, however, that the nurse on duty decided I was getting WAY too much morphine in combination with the methadone and refused to give me the prescribed amount.
After 2 days of excruciating pain, I finally was able to speak to my regular physician (not the surgeon) and complained about my treatment at the hospital. He sighed, and said "unfortunately, the duty nurses have discretion whether or not to administer what the doctor orders..."
I wish someone had told me that in advance. I would have simply brought my methadone to the hospital and taken my own medication. So, just in case, I strongly recommend you bring your Percs or hydro with you (don't tell the doctor, of course) and you will have them available if the doctors or nurses under medicate your pain.
Better to be safe than sorry. Good luck with the reconstruction surgery!
-------------------- Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.
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