DrafterX wrote:Not sure why they don't do morphine on knee surgeries... Mine hurt like hell... They did give me morphine eventually but not the drip..
Dude, that musta really hurt...that morphine drip was essential in the 24-48 hours or so immediately after surgery, 2010. It had a button I could push to administer a dose without calling for a nurse. I'm sure it was metered so that I didn't use more than is safe, but I seemed to be hitting that button pretty often...it was very noticeable when they took me off the drip and put me on pain pills, oxycontin...
Not sure why you didn't get the drip...