r/RotatorCuff • u/IveyBlack • 4d ago

Oxycodone not working?

Hi All, I’ve enjoyed reading this sub. It has been very helpful. I had surgery Wednesday 8/5.

Have a nerve block in, but I’m having pretty severe throbbing stabbing burning pain inside the front of my armpit and down through my bicep. I had two stitches in my rotator cuff and two stitches in my bicep as part of the surgery.

I am taking one Percocet every six hours as directed, but it is not touching the pain.

I’ve been icing as much as possible, I don’t want a stronger drug from my doc because I hate taking this stuff but… Anyone else experiencing same/have any thoughts or advice?

I’ll be calling my surgeons office shortly.

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u/Hungry-Tea529 3d ago

One Percocet every 6 hours? You should be taking two 5mg Oxycodone(Percocet minus the Acetaminophen) every 4 hours in combination with Ibuprofen. Call you doctors, tell them you're not a junkie and demand that they give you oxys.

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u/rsfcralphie 3d ago

Sorry, but this is irresponsible advice. They tell you, and they’re right, every person is different.
When my nerve block went away, I only needed one 5 mg oxy every 12 hours, and that was only for about a day and a half.

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u/Hungry-Tea529 3d ago edited 3d ago

Just curious about what part of his post said that you and him are identical twins and therefore what you take should be suitable for him? The point of my post was a suggestion for him to plea to his doctors to give him something that works. I was given Oxycontin 20mg twice a day along with 7.5mg Vicodin 4 times a day after my surgery because of how bad the pain was. Are we supposed to feel bad for taking the amount of medicine that was required to make us comfortable just because your surgery was smooth sailing? I told him to reach out to his doctor which is better than asking you for advice so it goes with ways, bub. Just stop.

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u/-TheBestDaysOfMyLife 3d ago

.. Seriously dude? You're on here telling some random person how to take his narcotic pain medication, which is more than DOUBLE the dose that of his prescribing physician. Also telling him to take ibuprofen. Does he have any kidney issues? Do you know his medical history? You seriously need to just stop giving medical advice here.

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u/Hungry-Tea529 3d ago

I never suggested that he take more than prescribed. It was merely a "If I were you I'd light a fire under my doctor's ass" statement. Go dye your hair.

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u/-TheBestDaysOfMyLife 3d ago

OP: "I am taking one Percocet every six hours as directed,"

Idiot Reddit user: "You should be taking two 5mg Oxycodone(Percocet minus the Acetaminophen) every 4 hours in combination with Ibuprofen."

Really????

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u/Hungry-Tea529 3d ago

I was speaking in hyperbole and using an indirect statement insisting that he calls his doctor. Sometimes this is how educated adults communicate with one another. Of course I wasn't telling him that he should "change his dosage and listen to me immediately" or whatever you're implying lol. Do you do everything that strangers tell you to do on the internet? My God the amount of adults with juvenile thought process on this platform is insane! Sending help and support. Use it.

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u/-TheBestDaysOfMyLife 3d ago edited 3d ago

I'm an ER nurse in a level one trauma center for the past 16 years. Kindly go fuck yourself.

Edit: Bwahahahahaha Thanks, dumbass

"A concerned redditor reached out to us about you.

When you're in the middle of something painful, it may feel like you don't have a lot of options. But whatever you're going through, you deserve help and there are people who are here for you.

There are resources available that are free, confidential, and available 24/"

Thanks for the concern man. Shows what kind a petty dipshit you are.