CCU after surgery: Still traumatized

Immediately after a deep wipple surgery in CCU about three in the afternoon my epidural was removed due to internal bleeding and I was given no pain medication until surgery the next morning at 7am.
It would take another paragraph to describe the pain. I am still traumatized by this and can’t shake the resentment.
Has anyone out there had to recover from surgery without pain medication?
Thank you for your help!