Just to show that everyone is different. My surgeon said I don't need antibiotics before dental procedures but I've heard that some do.
I was given an intravenous pain pump while in the hospital. I was discharged the next day (overnight stay). The pump lasted about three days. After that, I had maybe a couple of hydrocodone but didn't have any pain so I just used Advil for "twinges" and after PT and I was fine. I've read studies that when you have long term pain, that your body adapts to what "pain" is. Since the discomfort was less than I had before surgery, it didn't really register as uncomfortable.
