I had a slightly different experience, luckily, I guess. When I was in recovery after having a brain tumor removed, I was first being given fentanyl once every

I had a slightly different experience, luckily, I guess. When I was in recovery after having a brain tumor removed, I was first being given fentanyl once every hour or two. I found that for the few minutes I was lucid (before the next dose), I really didn't have much pain and asked for something less strong. They moved me to norco, which still seemed too strong. After another request for something less, they moved me to plain tylenol. I did get a big script for norco when I was discharged, but their instructions were to take it if the pain became distracting. The nursing and medical staff at the hospital (CPMC Davies) overall seemed great, so it may just be the difference between staff that listens/tries and staff that doesn't.