Hey Keira, I had whatver they gave me Im not sure what it was, the first 2 days it was some 8 hour long lasting strong stuff plus voltarin- cant remember but usually it will be a panadeine forte type tablet after a few days but I cant have codeine so I had something else. The nurses were asking me every 4 hours of so if I wanted pain relief and I remember at one stage I just said - you know what I dont care if I need it or not, if Im due for it give it to me becauseI want to be up and about as much as I can and want to do as much as I can pain free and if that means taking pain relief regularly then so be it. This is from someone who hesitates to take panadol at the best of times, but I just figured that I didnt want pain to stop me from focusing on breastfeeding, bonding and spending time with Izzy, so I would take whatever the gave me til I left hospital. By the time I got home after 5 days I just took panadol when I needed it which was roughly 2 times a day for a week or so and then after that when I needed it.
HtH!