Painkillers

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I have surgery (Tibial LON) scheduled for next week, so with all set and done now I can't bother but be a little nervous about the pain right after surgery, which is what people say hurts the most.

That considered my doctor said he always uses Buprenorphine Transdermal Patch, Metamizole (dipyrone) and Tramadol if need.
I've never heard about Buprenorphine but apparently, it is 100x stronger than morphine, and I haven't heard these patches being discussed here either.
Anybody with experiences related to this?

Also for the veterans, what painkillers were you given by your doctor and how would you rate the pain right after surgery?

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on September 24, 2021, 02:59:06 AMSpinal anesthetic.  Not much actual surgical pain.

I'm going with spinal anesthesia also, just wondering about the pain on the first days after surgery since I've heard it's the most painful, but there are also many places that dong give that many painkillers.

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Quote from: DonBones on September 24, 2021, 06:25:23 AMNot a veteran, but I was given fentanyl for the first three days after the surgery, of which I could self administer up to 20 tablets per day. Like everyone else I experienced constipation and a heavy breath. Make sure you have no breathing / lung conditions before you take opiates and that your blood pressure is normal.

After that I was prescribed Tramadol as well as Novalgin (Metamizole). I have discontinued the latter as it can lead to agranulocytosis, and is banned in the UK (as well as US and other countries) for this very reason.

Of all the pain meds I find the Tramadol the easiest to tolerate. I try to protect my stomach by having two glasses of Kefir per day plus the Pantoprazole Betz prescribed. My personal feeling is that the Kefir did help my stomach calm down.

How would you describe the pain with these conditions?