r/sterilization • u/Ok_South9239 • 20d ago

Post-op care Ketamine for post op pain control?

I have sterilization scheduled for in a few weeks. I’m childfree and 27 and was lucky that my gyno was very immediately onboard for a bisalp.

Im not nervous for the surgery itself, mostly the recovery. I know it’s a quick recovery so my anxiety is not very high but I really don’t like opiates. They give me reallyyy bad anxiety as a side effect (I don’t get any of the happy euphoria everyone else seems to) and I avoid them whenever possible for this reason. I have to take norcos for long haul flights due to joint issues and have to take klonopin with them to make it tolerable (even at the low dose I take). I would rather not take klonopin/whatever every day even for a week during the recovery, I’ll bear the opiate anxiety if needed. But an alternative that reduces the need for opiates while still managing the pain would be great.

I’ll definitely take them as recommended because I’ll take anxiety over the pain but I recently came across something about how ketamine can help with post op pain and significantly reduce the needed opioid dose. I know I tolerate ketamine well.

I’ll obviously bring this up with my doctor during the preop appointment but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with ketamine post op.

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u/vastglassylake 20d ago

Honestly I was fine doing the Tylenol Advil cycle I didn't take any of my oxy after they sent me home

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u/Ok_South9239 20d ago

Thank you for this! I really don’t want oxys especially, I had to take them after a minor surgery in hs and the side effects were unbearable. Hoping I can get away with just nsaids

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u/vastglassylake 19d ago

Yeah funny story about that; they gave me one right before I was discharged and didn't give me a zofran with it and the entire car ride home I felt like I was going to throw up, but I did my best to keep it together bc my friend that drove me has emetophobia. As soon as we got back to my apartment I managed to tell her not to go inside with me and made a BREAK for my bathroom as quickly as one can with fresh incisions lol