Quote Originally Posted by bironi View Post
Well I've learned that oxycodone does nothing to block my pain after knee arthroscopy. I'll try to remember this for any future procedures. I recently learned that I better take it easy for a couple weeks.
Oxycodone works thru the sedative effect not by actually 'blocking' anything.

The surgeon that dug out my ruptured disc said that often times active people with lots of lean muscle mass (read cyclists) respond better to anti inflammatorys than sedative type meds.

I recovered from a L-4/5 dysectomy with 800mg of ibuprofen 4 times a day for a week and then half of that for 2 more, nothing else.