I had my second (right) knee replacement surgery today. The operation went fine and I am back home.
That does not bother me, I have been looking forward to it.
What is bothering me is the pain - it is excruciating. Cutting, grinding, and drilling bone is notorious for being painful.
Fortunately, there are opioid pain pills that can manage it.
Last time, 3 months ago, the pain was intense ++ for about a week and a half, and I was taking them at shorter-than-recommended intervals to control it. I do not anticipate that this time it will be any easier. If you wait until pain starts ramping up you are in trouble because a pill takes half an hour to kick in. I got a second 10-day prescription for opioids after a week, and by the time I was halfway through that bottle the pain was tapering down quite a bit. A few more days and I was mostly off the opioids and taking Naproxen twice a day. After 4 weeks I did not need pain pills on a daily basis any more and just used them as-needed. After 6 weeks I was taking about 1-2 pills per week after pushing myself on therapy or some chore, but otherwise off pain medication entirely.