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Will I have to take medication for pain? Are there any medications I should be concerned about? |
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Yes. You will have pain more so earlier on in your recovery phase that will require pain medications. Most patients are able to wean off of the narcotic pain medications over several weeks. Many patients will need some pain medications albeit in small doses for long time and maybe forever. One class of pain medications that you should avoid if you are trying to fuse for up to six to eight weeks after surgery are the class of drugs known as non-steroidals such as Advil, Motrin, Alleve, Naprosyn, ibuprofen, toradol, etc. You should also not be given any steroid containing medications unless you are already taking them for such conditions as asthma and COPD.
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