They’re limiting post surgical mefor non veterans, also.
I've had both my hips replaced...the first one was nine years ago,the other one a few months ago.Both were done by a senior surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital,considered by many to be the finest hospital in the world.
I was on a narcotic drip during both hospital says (2 nights each) and was sent home both times with 90 oxys.On both occasions I took the oxys for a few days at home and then turned to Motrin.I flushed the unused oxys down the toilet.
If physicians and surgeons are tightening up on prescribing narcotics the word hasn't reached Massachusetts General Hospital yet.
My 2 February ER Trips I got 1 mg Dilauded, general pain was not the main issue. GASTRO was, 2 CT’s both with wrong diagnosis, wrong antibiotics. When the APN refused to fill my Valium which controlled the Gastropresis spasms, it allowed the valves between the to intestines to not close properly, it was like having labor pains as the spasms rolled through, and the Colon bacteria got into the Small Intestine, and caused Bacterial Overgrowth which they call SIBO which takes a very specific antibiotic for the GI tract. Not the Diverticulitis or UT they said I had. Blood Pressure was out of control because of the pain. 1 Mg Dilauded would not even bring the Hypertension head pain down. And it sure wasn’t going to work on Gastro Spasms. That takes Valium 10 mg and Lomotil 5 mg.