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Hopeful · 02-03-2011, 08:03 AM

All I can add is make sure the surgeon writes an rx for painkillers for you for when you wake up. If there is no rx on file, the hospital will not be able to give you anything without an rx from the surgeon. I was stuck in this situation and was lucky that my surgeon's office manager was still in the office and able to call in an rx for me to my local pharmacy. I then had to make the ride in the car from the hospital to the pharmacy, feeling every single bump in the road, and walk in groggy to pick up my rx. I didn't need the meds for long, but for right after, you will need something.

Best of luck to you with your procedure,

Hopeful

02-03-2011, 08:03 AM	#8
Hopeful Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,380	Re: Surgery Stories All I can add is make sure the surgeon writes an rx for painkillers for you for when you wake up. If there is no rx on file, the hospital will not be able to give you anything without an rx from the surgeon. I was stuck in this situation and was lucky that my surgeon's office manager was still in the office and able to call in an rx for me to my local pharmacy. I then had to make the ride in the car from the hospital to the pharmacy, feeling every single bump in the road, and walk in groggy to pick up my rx. I didn't need the meds for long, but for right after, you will need something. Best of luck to you with your procedure, Hopeful