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Originally Posted by Tyson
What were the 7 or 8 pills you were taking daily to relieve the pain. Thats something all of us future replacement recipients would love to know.
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Had my left knee replaced when the opioid scare was at its height, and Minnesota, in its usual over-reactionary way, implemented some bizarre stuff more for show I think than anything else. Case in point: I was sent home with (as I recall) five oxycodone tablets. If I needed more (which I did after maybe three days) I had to call my doctor at the clinic, who issued the prescription which I picked up at the front desk (after providing positive ID), then took the prescription in A SEALED RED ENVELOPE to the Clinic pharmacy, where it was opened and (again after providing ID) the prescription, another five pills total, was filled.
Inconvenient to say the least. The clinic pharmacy was only open Monday through Friday and closed each day at 5 PM.
Bottom line, I made it mainly on Tylenol. NOT fun.