"Minor surgery is surgery happening to someone else." Just a reminder that "minor" is relative ;).
As for the pain meds thing, if you're more comforted by being more asleep, go that route. You can certainly handle the pain upon waking (stubbornness has it's uses), and, as you said, they can start administering meds when you wake, so it will be temporary. If you're less stressed going into it, you'll respond better/faster to whatever meds they give you.
Personally, I think you'll be in more pain after your first PT appointment than after the surgery. But that's not a helpful thing to say, is it? ;)
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Date: 2004-06-17 10:18 pm (UTC)Just a reminder that "minor" is relative ;).
As for the pain meds thing, if you're more comforted by being more asleep, go that route. You can certainly handle the pain upon waking (stubbornness has it's uses), and, as you said, they can start administering meds when you wake, so it will be temporary. If you're less stressed going into it, you'll respond better/faster to whatever meds they give you.
Personally, I think you'll be in more pain after your first PT appointment than after the surgery. But that's not a helpful thing to say, is it? ;)