HI ALL. I am now 4 weeks post op and doing well. the physio is very pleased with me and so am i. I still have a little bulge at the wound site . I had a lot of pain in the first two weeks and was on 30MG of codeine. i used to take naproxen but can manage on ibuprofen at the moment which is great. i know we all heal at different rates and experience pain differently. i know this pain is recovery pain of nerves and muscles and will take time to heal. i have weaned myself doen to over the counter co codamol which is 8MG. I take two, two or three times a day. i wondered when people stopped needing pain meds, just as a it of a guide. as i said i know we are all different. i feel really good about my progress for any of you guys yet to have the op.
if you still have some pain and the meds help you to keep moving about i’d keep taking them a while longer.