Hey Everyone! I've been a long time lurker and finally made the jump... Anyway, I have a question;
I have been taking "head-shop" quality Maeng Da Kratom capsules, anywhere from 7g-15g a day, spread out over 4 dosings for the past 4 months with an occasional week off (only twice). Previous to this, I have had a long a storied history with opiates/withdrawals/etc. over the course of the past ten years. A few months on, a few months off kind of thing, so by no means am I opiate naive. I have major orthopedic surgery coming up in exactly 15 days (part of the reason I have had such a long history with opiates is because of many prior orthopedic surgeries due to an accident). As of today, I have been off Kratom for 48 hours, and while they feel pretty bad and didn't get much sleep last night, compared to other withdrawals they're bearable. My questions is this; will the amount of Kratom I have been taking interfere with either the pain meds or general anesthesia when I have surgery after being clean for 17 total days prior? Further, will that be enough time to sufficiently lower my tolerance so that after the surgery the medication will be effective?(Not for euphoria, simply pain control)
Thanks for your help!
I have been taking "head-shop" quality Maeng Da Kratom capsules, anywhere from 7g-15g a day, spread out over 4 dosings for the past 4 months with an occasional week off (only twice). Previous to this, I have had a long a storied history with opiates/withdrawals/etc. over the course of the past ten years. A few months on, a few months off kind of thing, so by no means am I opiate naive. I have major orthopedic surgery coming up in exactly 15 days (part of the reason I have had such a long history with opiates is because of many prior orthopedic surgeries due to an accident). As of today, I have been off Kratom for 48 hours, and while they feel pretty bad and didn't get much sleep last night, compared to other withdrawals they're bearable. My questions is this; will the amount of Kratom I have been taking interfere with either the pain meds or general anesthesia when I have surgery after being clean for 17 total days prior? Further, will that be enough time to sufficiently lower my tolerance so that after the surgery the medication will be effective?(Not for euphoria, simply pain control)
Thanks for your help!