My name isMarie and I had knee replacement in April and although it was painful it was bearable. I went to a rehab hospital and although they didn't give me as much rehab as they said they were, I was always ahead of the game, and that was with out any pain meds.
They took my pain medication away in the hospital the day after surgery because I was going into a delirium and they found out that I was allergic to DiLaudid and I was in a delirium for 4 days. I don't remember anything that happened other than i kept trying to get out of bed to leave the hospital. I don't know why. But they had to have a nurse stay with me all the time. Either that or they were going to tie me to the bed.
So by the time I got to the rehab nursing home, they were afraid to give me anything stronger than Tylenol.
But I am still in some pain but each day it gets better. Good luck.