These help pump blood from your legs back to your heart. To help control your pain, your doctor may order medication for you. After surgery, we may not be able to stop all your pain, but we will help you to be as comfortable as possible so you can rest and sleep. 10 being severe pain. Pain control will help you cough, deep breathe, exercise and recover more quickly.
Medicines given by mouth are either in tablet or liquid form.
Most pain medicine is taken by mouth, however these medicines cannot be used if you can take nothing by mouth or if you are nauseated or vomiting. The tip of the tube stays in the vein. You will be taught how and when to use the pump. Injections given into the spine are medicines given through a small tube into your back called an epidural or intrathecal catheter. Rectal suppositories are medicines that dissolve in the rectum and are absorbed by the body.