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[ItsMyLife]

I hear everywhere the pain is most intense first two days post op, and that it will decrease on the third day . How true is this ?
I can't have this repititive large scale pain as if ants thousands of them are eating into my flesh at a time.it is horrible. The pain is nothing compared to the periodic discomfort when walking

Please,those who did external tibia, how did you deal with pain for first few days? Was it as bad. Did u need much pain killer

[GeTs]

This should be a lesson for everyone who thought LL was a walk in a park

[123]

Ask them for oral painkillers and a take a few a day of them, that's what I did at least.

But the pain will get even worse than that...

[Plzen]

I agree with 123, ask them to give you oral painkillers.

[ForcedPuberty]

so this ant eating feeling is normal for LL?? can some vets answer?

[ItsMyLife]

They don't give painkillers!

Its like a very very bad toothache.

Many many ants eating at your bones.

This pain is killing me.

I try to distract myself.

The epidural only can be given every 3 hours.

And at the end of 2 hours relief, you feel like dying.

So you have to endure 1 hour of SUPREME PAIN.

I  don't understand why they CANNOT give oral painkillers. This is very very bad.

Everywhere else gives painkillers. I can pay for it, why not??

I just need a reduction of pain not elimination!!!! I cannot have 8/10 pain.

[programdude]

Not sure what methods you use my pain was as follows:

None with epidural in
Horrible pain when taken out and specifically standing up- mitigated heavily by injectible pain meds
Horrible first 2-3 weeks, slowly decreasing to the point of stopping pain meds close to the one month mark
Second month much better but hard to sleep
Third month sleep not great but pain itself nonexistent

I never experienced a pain like ants that you describe. But yea, this should be a lesson that LL isn't gonna be a breeze for everyone.

[ForcedPuberty]

I spoke to my doctor, he said that it is most likely a nerve issue and will resolve by itself,

he asked if it is both legs and if it is then it is likely due to the procedure the institute uses to put the illisorov on.

he also stated that he obviously can not diagnose anyone he has not seen in person. but all doctors say this.