Methadone And Surgery (Page 5) (Top voted first)

I'm having surgery for knee replacement and this is the first time I've had surgery and general anaesthetic while on methadone. Can anyone advise me about the safety of this and how they will treat post-operative pain?

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Re: Cyndi (# 83)

Hi Cyndi, how did everything go for you? I’m having same thing done in 2 weeks. I’m on 90 mgs daily. The plan for me is to replace my methadone with the morphine equivalent. After I’m thru taking OxyContin after surgery the clinic dr is raising my methadone to 120 mgs or so to make up for the Oxycontin- which will have raised my tolerance to maint med. Then bring me down to 90. I have a knee and another hip replacement, all scheduled before the end of 2018. Replacing methadone with morphine will be better for a general anesthesia, in my case. I’m 61. Been on mmt 21 years. Im using thc to control pain. 2000 mgs a day helps. Yes. 2000. I couldn’t tell the dr that. He’d freak out. Your drs duty is to keep you pain free. You’re not going to feel high on pain meds because you’re in pain. Unfortunately, the stigma of methadone is still with us. I avoid these people.

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Re: Cyndi (# 83)

No he won’t. I’m having the same surgery. I’m on 90 mgs daily. My dr is keeping me pain free.

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Re: kathy (# 26)

Hi did your every have your surgery they refusing to do my bbl or give me my $8000 back say my doctor have to manage my pain but my methadone dr said he don’t have to take the responsibility for my pain. I dont know what to do

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Hey everyone,
I’m having breast implant surgery tomorrow I hope, I’m about to find out at the clinic. I decided to tell them as of yesterday my doctor from the clinic told me that they wanted to postpone my surgery for several weeks. I was extremely upset and said I wouldn’t raise my dose from 40 ml and not dose the morning of the surgery. I was worried that they were going to give me non- narcotics pain medication- I hate the stigma- my doctor from clinic was going to call the anesthesiologist And the breast implant surgeon and tell them it was okay if I had surgery what do you think

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Re: Jennifer (# 29)

Hello Jennifer. A different Jennifer here but with same problems as others in the discussion forum. I have been on methadone since 2011 and have gradually lowered my dose down to 40 mg per day and now I am set up for tumescent lipo on my stomach in just 7 days I actually did just call my doc office and tell them about my methadone, they were not familiar with it, said they would have to research , discuss it with colleagues and call me back. I got the feeling they are going to cancel my surgery and not deal with me because they may think it's risky , they think methadone can't be taken if a general anesthesia will be used , I will be awake for entire process, with numbing agent injected into my abdomen ... I read up and see doctor that say it's not problem only maybe pain management issue afterwards....I don't care about pain level I just want my surgery I hoping to just take my methadone and some Tylenol .Please post or share documents they could read to better understand the safeness of methadone and my procedure....the link for docs you posted no longer works .... {edited for privacy}

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Re: josaphene (# 5)

Just quit cold turkey and get on subutex ASAP or before you even quit the methadone. I was on 80mg for 6 horrible years I wanted off went and got subutex and I had no withdrawals. Been on subutex for 10 years this drug has saved my life and will continue too! These clinics brain wash people trust me I know. Good luck

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Re: Sissy (# 13)

It could be a 20 minute ordeal . Well be an adult and tell the anesthesiologist . It’s not that big of a deal.

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Re: kathy (# 26)

Did u e d up GETTNG surgery ? I’m suppose to be getting a bbl as well and I’m on 80 mg of methadone

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OK I read all you guys comments. I also take methadone and have surgery Thursday, and wanted to know that if its OK to take 70 mgs in 6 days and then go under anesthesia for me to get medal plates in my nose and bone eye?? Day 1:20 mgs. Day 2: 0mgs Day 3: 20mgs Day 4: 10mgs Day 5: 10mgs Day 6: 10mgs

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I'm gonna need a op, on my nose as its dislocated, but I'm on 18 mils of metherdone. Will they so the surgery

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Steph-how did things go? Did you get to share all with your doc?

How are you feeling?

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OK I need some help I've been on methadone for 3 years now I stopped going to the clinic Cuz they started screwing with me I was going once a month and they knocked me down to everyda. Will I ended up in the er on the 2nd and found out I have gall stones I went to the Dr the 5th and was told I had to have my gall bladder out on Monday 2 days I'm on about 30 mg I've been taking myseld of. I forgot to tell the Dr I only took about 20 mg today and I'm not going to take anything tomorrow and monday. Will I be OK having surgery? I'm worried about yelling them Cuz i m not in the clinic anymore

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I have to have a simple shoulder surgery. I would only be under for about 40 minets and i only take 1 or 2 pills a day. I dont want to tell anyone for privacy reasons. Would i be okay?

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Re: lisa (# 11)

11yrs that is insane! 2 yrs and you should be off if that crap

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Let your Dr .ALL MEDICATION you are taking and soon as you can get some you need to get that methadone it is destructive sad to within it self

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can you have breast implant surgery on methadone?

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Have been on methadone for back pain for over 8 years. Had a total knee done 7 years ago and it was put in wrong. After many years I finally found a doctor that would tell me this. It never would get better. Now I am going in for another total knee same one except this one is going to take 41/2 hours because my knee collapsed. In horrible pain from it. I had a real hard time with pain the last surgery on my knee because it seemed like the pain med the doctor was giving me was not working at all. I was screaming out in pain. I had to take my methadone. Now this big surgery is coming up and I am scared to death of what I am waking up to. Does methadone block out the demeral or whatever they give you in the hospital? The reason I ask is because I could not feel anything from whatever he was giving me. ( the first knee surgery) This is a extremely painful surgery and I just wondered if methadone blocked out other narcotics? I take 60mg. of methadone a day. Please get back with me as i do not want this surgery to be a living hell like the other one was . I dont want to take pain meds but I have to because of the pain. Methadone is what they put me on. I am just worried about the extreme pain in the hospital. I talked to my doctor but he misunderstood me and thought I was asking for more meds before surgery. I had no idea that he took it like that. Now I have to have another talk with him and make sure he understands me. Years ago I had a couple of surgerys and the medication they gave me in the hospital would knock me out. This last one it didnt even touch the pain.. Its gotta be the methadone.

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Yes, this is something you should already have discussed with the relevant doctors. Didn't they provide you with any information?

Before having any type of surgery or medical procedure, it is very important that the surgeon, attending physicians and Anesthesiologist all know what medications you are taking and any medical conditions you are being treated for.

Some can create issues and mean that you must be monitored closely.

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If you are being treated for opiate addiction, they will also want to know, so they can be very careful what they give you for pain, after the surgery.

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