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Suggest An Alternative Medicine For Pain After Hip Replacement
I had a total hip replacement friday and was rehabbing well until yesterday afternoon. Had taken 1 mg of morphine prn but was dc d beause normal protocoll is take start oral after 24---was switched to oxycodone 10 mg q4, then titrated to 20 mg q4, the pain is intense still this morning and do not want a high level of pain to keep me from rehabbing and being released from the hospital on Monday. Thank you for you input.
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Suggest An Alternative Medicine For Pain After Hip Replacement
Hello, I will suggest you discuss with your doctor about the need of using oral morphine. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Esmeralda Sera, Oncologist