By the way, also interestingly, my surgeon prescribed OxyContin for the pain for at least four solid days and then said I should wean off of it by skipping a dose and hopefully get off it by a week to 10 days. They were giving me it every four hours in the hospital and I kept getting slicker and sicker. My symptoms were sweating, nausea, headaches, and gasping for air. The hospital personnel personnel and the doctor kept saying that it was the residual effect of the anesthesia. When my wife came to the hospital to pick me up, she read me the side effects of OxyContin And they matched exactly the symptoms I was experiencing so I refused to take any more of it. The surgeon then prescribed tramadol, which is also an opioid narcotic. I elected to not take it either because I was so afraid of the side effects, which were listed as about the same as the OxyContin. I’ve been in quite a bit of pain as a result of only taking Celebrex and Tylenol and staying off the opioids. As a result, my ability to move and maybe do more physical therapy has been limited because of the pain which will probably prolong, but hopefully not affect my ultimate range of motion and recovery. Today (which is day five) I am feeling somewhat less stiff and in somewhat less pain so I am encouraged that I will begin making better progress. Not everybody reacts the same to prescribed medication, but I thought you’d be interested to know this in case you experience these symptoms after taking opioids. Again best of luck to you for a full and speedy recovery.