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Is it normal to have continuing pain 5 weeks after ORIF of the wrist
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Sep 5 6:51pm | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
I think many of us can relate - fatigue comes with traumatic injury and repair surgery, as the body tries to heal. It also can come from the interrupted sleep you are having, and pain itself. Ongoing use of Percocet and other opioids also causes fatigue.
If you are using Percocet 3X a day at this point, and getting up in the middle of the night for the 3rd dose, it may be time to talk to the doc about some alternative that will allow for better sleep.
The pain should be gradually getting better at this point - are you feeling that is is?
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@sueinmn , thanks for the response. Some days i feel that the pain is improving, but others days it seems worse. I will say the intensity of the pain has decreased , but the frequency is still high. Some days it feels like a level 5-6 of pain most of the day. I see the surgeon Monday and will ask for pain medication that will not interfere with sleep. I don’t remember the pain being this consistent after my hip replacement.