weird thing happened to me today. - Addiction & Recovery Message Board

FullCircle08 · 10-30-2007, 02:21 PM

I had a small (guy= no babies) surgery today and they doped me up with this pink stuff right before. Needless to say it really wrecked me. Sleepy mainly. I really didnt come around till about 2:00pm. They gave me Darvocet for pain. That isnt an opiate is it? I hope not, I am in the middle of a taper right now and dont want to screw it up. The reason I ask is because its 4:21pm and I have not touched a pill yet today!! normally, I would be freeking out right now. I wish I could have that for the whole withdrawl process. Any way. I am just laying here and bored stiff. ttyl

O

emsmom · 10-30-2007, 02:48 PM

Hey O,

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news - however, Darvocet is an opiate - thats why you're not freaking out. Perhaps you should tell your doctor about your situation. I recently had surgery and had to tell my doctor not to give me any narcotics cause I am an addict. Good thing I told her, cause she had instructions for me to have 2 percocets every four hours!! I was so out of it after surgery, that I wouldn't have even noticed amongst the concoction of meds that were on my tray.

Good luck and hope all is well form your surgery

emsmom

jules3 · 10-30-2007, 03:29 PM

jeez why didnt you tell them that you are an addict? darvocet is most definitly an opiate.

reachout · 10-30-2007, 03:29 PM

Hiya FullO

Just don't take anymore of the darvocet and all will be fine. Accept it was just a substitute today for your normal opiate. Don't dwell on it, okay? It is NOT a big deal at all. Just continue now with the taper.

I think the anesthesia is having a bigger impact on you than the Darvocet quite honestly. It is meant to slow everything down and put us in a very relaxed state. I have had colonoscopies many times and I am dopey when I wake up, then very relaxed for the rest of the day... it is from the anesthesia before the procedure, that's all. It takes a while to leave our systems.

Try some wrapped ice for pain maybe and aspirin for swelling.
Hope you feel better soon.

And hey.. can not sign off without a reminder... we all need to inform all doctors of our issues whenever we need to receive treatment. Pain relief may be a factor in recovery and we do not have to suffer because of our issues.... what we have to do is get it upfront right away so that any meds can be given with consideration and extra precaution.

Feel better soon
reach

FullCircle08 · 10-30-2007, 04:40 PM

thanks for all the kind and honest words. I would normally freek, but I am in the middle of a taper right now and this only helps in my mind. You may ask why --well as REACH can contest, I tend to get a little "fast and anxious" with my taper process and just yesterday I made a plan with my wife that went from 4-5 pill a day to 2 a day for the next 5 days, then CT. I had myself mentally prepared to go CT on sunday (as I wrote before), but this will help. That explains why the Davrocet did make me feel "high" but took the edge off that I felt yesterday. I talked openly with her and we dumped all the pills except 5 that will help with night time wake-ups so I can get to work the next day. But Sunday is Sunday. CT from it all. So I am still on the same plan. Jules --I cant answer that question. I guess that is something I need to learn to do. I wasnt looking for the drugs so I dont know why I didnt say I was allergic, like I did a few weeks ago at an ER visit -I said right ot them that I was allergic to vicodin and they gave me Ibuprofen. We flushed all the rest , so I am still on track and the actual taper is helping me with the CRAZY pain I am in --so all is good here

O