[christinamltn]

My gallbladder removal 5 years ago was outpatient surgery. I went in around 7am and was home on the couch by mid afternoon. Gave up the serious pain meds the next day since the side effects (zero attention span) were more annoying than the bit of pain. It's amazing how far we've come for some medical treatments.

[hospes]

>> Gave up the serious pain meds the next day since the side effects (zero attention span) were more annoying than the bit of pain.

Next time you can try Ibuprofen + Tylenol, to avoid mentioned side effects.

Ibuprofen Plus Acetaminophen Equals Opioid Plus Acetaminophen for Acute Severe Extremity Pain: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0301/p348.html

[krylon]

I was a little disappointed I did not get any opioid analgesics after the procedure, but on the plus side, I did not need it. I got Metamizole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamizole) on the first day and was told I could ask for more on the second day, but the pain was negligible, so I did not ask for more.