long haulers, drug senstivity question?

[Happy2Heal]

hi

I'm hoping to connect with others who had a long drug history (mine is over 40yrs and almost every class of psych meds)

I am now over 3 yrs post zero and feel fully recovered 
EXCEPT-

 

I seem to be sensitive to caffeine, I can't drink any without it affecting my sleep. I gave up trying to drink coffee, and I don't really miss either.

 

 

I am very nervous however because I have surgery in my future.

 

I need a total knee replacement and possibly foot surgery too.

 

 

The last time I took any type of  major pain killer was almost 20 yrs ago, I was on lots of other meds including psych meds at the time.

They gave me oxycodone and I had a paradoxical ? effect, I guess. I don't recall it doing much for the pain, but it kept me wide awake for 3 full days!!

 

I've had a possible allergic reaction to codeine and or amoxicillin- they aren't sure because I was given both at the same time for I think bronchitis?

 

I will of course need some sort of pain meds for the knee surgery. I am utterly terrified that there will be nothing that will work or that I will have a bad reaction to whatever they do give me

 

A lot of the meds used for this surgery are also used as psych meds such as lyrica, cymbalta, neurotin, etc

 

I have had most of them and had a bad reaction to them.

 

Is there some way to test out if I will be safe to take these any of the pain medications? I have considerable pain now but have been managing with an occasional aspirin that may or may not do anything. I take a baby aspirin and feel like it helps but that could just be a placebo effect for all I know lol

What do I tell the surgeon?

I'm afraid they'll assume or suspect that I was a drug addict and that's why I am worried about this. I personally do not want any opiods but I have no idea if there  is anything else to take their place

 

I do not have a high tolerance for pain, quite the opposite

 

so I'm going to put this surgery off as long as I can but I can't put it off forever, I won't be able to get in and out of my 3rd floor apt and may even end up wheelchair bound.

 

 

any insight would be greatly appreciated

thanks