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Suggest Remedy For Pain After Knee Replacement Surgery
Had total knee replacement surgery 5 weeks ago. Only getting 1-2 hours sleep nightly(get about 2 or 2 1/2 hours sleep if I take the pain pills, oxycodone, 5 mg, 2 every 4 hours). So primary care physician prescribed Trazodone, 50 mg, 1-2 night. I tried 2 last night, got about an hour and 10 minutes sleep, woke up with a terribly stuffed up nose, unable to breathe, so was awake rest of the night. That stuffy nose feeling is still with me the next day. Should I try taking just 1 pill tonight and see what happens? I am so in need of a good nights sleep. I was hoping to stop taking the pain pills, was hoping the trazodone would let me do that. Any ideas???
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Fri, 2 Jan 2015
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post operativly pain is common. other problem like stuffed nose are not related toit.can apply nasibion nasaldrop. you should take analgesic asper medical advise. you have to be tolarent for pain. physiotherapy will be advisable when pain subsides. Try to get natural sleep.
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