I wonder if this is a US thing, because I got given ibuprofen and paracetamol... That's it. It was utter hell but I never considered that they usually give heavy duty meds for it. Ironically I'm now terminally ill and connected to a 24/7 morphine pump, I guess I'm making up for it with all the fun drugs now haha

But for real, do the US really hand out opiates that easily?!

Edit to add, I also had a bleed the night after surgery, a big ole gusher, that needed a 2nd surgery. Luckily I was still in hospital that night or I probably would have bled to death, given my parents had intended on starting our summer camper trip on the day I left hospital...