Author: hatmaker510

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:18 pm

Hi Sky-queen and welcome back to you as well. I’m sorry if I added to your confusion.

The way your doctor instructed you to stop 36-48 hours before your surgery is a common method, so yes, your doctor is correct, as well. The problem with that is exactly what is troubling you – WITHDRAWALS. For this reason, many doctors will give full opiate agonists before the surgery, especially if the patient will need pain meds post-surgery.

Also, if the patient goes on full agonists about a week ahead of time, that gives you several extra days to try to get some more sub out of your system so MAYBE, just MAYBE, the pain meds you’ll get during and after the procedure have some hope of working.

Another issue with sub patients needing acute pain relief is that we need more than the "normal" dose of full opiate agonists due to our high tolerance to opiates and the suboxone blocking them. And lots of doctors are hesitant to give us such high doses of opiates.

Definitely read that papered I gave you the link to. And print out a few copies and bring a bunch with you to the hospital the day of your surgery, just in case.

Good luck to both of you on your procedures. Feel free to ask more questions if you have them. And definitely let us know how everything goes.