POST-OP DISCHARGE HOME INSTRUCTIONS

BASELINE PAIN MEDS (take these around the clock)

1. Tylenol (acetaminophen) 1000mg by mouth every 6 hours AND

2. an NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug)    *if not contraindicated

• CHOOSE ONE NSAID (take with food)

           a. Celebrex (celecoxib) 200mg by mouth twice daily

           b. Advil/Motrin (ibuprofen) 600mg by mouth every 6 hours

           c. Aleve (naproxen) 440mg by mouth twice daily

           d. Any other precription HOME MED NSAIDs (ie Mobic (meloxicam) or Volaren (diclofenac), etc)

BREAKTHROUGH NARCOTIC PAIN MEDS (take these every 4-6 hours only as needed)

USUALLY ONE OR BOTH DRUG(S) PRESCRIBED BELOW:

​1. Oxycodone (same narcotic in Percocet) 5mg  

• ½ (2.5mg) to 4 (20mg) tabs by mouth every 4-6hours as needed for pain

​2. Tramadol 50mg

• 1-2 tabs by mouth every 4-6hours as needed for pain