Pain relievers other than opiods?

No one should have to “buck up” for pain control, and you most definitely have not exhausted your options.

Call your surgeon. Tramadol may be a good option, but it is also an opioid, just milder and not famous in the media ( yet). It is a schedule IV drug for the DEA ( vicodin is schedule II, tighter control)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramadol

I used Tramadol after my surgeryand it made my life bearable.

I treated it like muscle pain, which it was. I stuck those self heating arthritis type pads at the breast crease -my incisions were across the top. You might ask about those.

ps0705, most docs do not have a problem with patients who come with a list of organized questions to address about care plans, they just want to be sure you show them at the beginning so they can budget time for them and not have them popped on them at the end when time is up and the next patient is waiting to be seen, or she will get angry

for a non pharmaceutical intervention, are you using the gel ice packs?

I had a whole bunch in the freezer and just kept rotating them. (traditionally the instructions say 20 min on/ 20 min off but fwiw, I just swapped them out after about 30-40 min. They don't stay that frozen for long so it probably ends up the same as 20on/off). I wore a slightly too large soft sport bra that I just kept stuffed with the packs (wrapped in flannel so they weren't directly against the skin).

Combined with the otc meds it might be enough....

hope you get relief soon!

I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, IDC, HER 2 positive on August 2nd 2016. I finished with my treatments. On January 15th 2018, I had reconstruction surgery. I'm home now & I have a horrible temperament and in excruciating pain. The Tylenol 4 isn't doing it's job. I have 3 drains. When I had my mastectomy in February 2017, I didn't feel this awful. I'm running a low grade fever. Never ever had this much horrific pain.

I can't believe my temperament. I'm so angry & unhappy. Since being diagnosed, I've gained over 60 pounds! One of my pet peeves is yelling from one room to another. I find it to be rude. Plus its difficult on me. Before you know it, an argument has evolved. I honestly can't help myself when anyone yells at me. I yell back and the next thing out of my mother's mouth is witch, but with a b. I don't have any hormones, I've talked to doctors about everything, yet it is impossible to give me something for my mood swings. This is hard on all. I'm at my breaking point. Does anyone experienced nasty mood swings? What other pain medicine works? Thank you in advance!