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Suggest Remedies For Severe Pain After Knee Replacement Surgery

I am 80 years old . I have had a knee replacement on rt. knee and had surgury on the left knee from an injury. I am going to orthepist. I can t get up and it is very Painful I am wearing Support hose and doing phisical therpy. I am taking tramadol RX from my docter. it is not helping and makes my mouth dry. My Dr. is out of the office until next week. I can call the nurse and ask her if they can give me a different type of drug. PLEASE HELP! I am a dentist that still works full time and this is really affecting my patient load.
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
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Hi,

Dry mouth is a known complication with tramadol and in its place you can use OTC analgesics like acetaminophen or Ibuprofen along with antacids like omerperazole. If pain is severe more potent analgesic like gabapentin can also be used. Local capciasin gels around the knee can also be helpful.

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Remedies For Severe Pain After Knee Replacement Surgery

Hi, Dry mouth is a known complication with tramadol and in its place you can use OTC analgesics like acetaminophen or Ibuprofen along with antacids like omerperazole. If pain is severe more potent analgesic like gabapentin can also be used. Local capciasin gels around the knee can also be helpful. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin, General & Family Physician