My last prescription of hydrocodone I got (for a pulled molar that had a root canal and had cracked) - I didn't take any of it at all. I really don't like getting prescribed potentially habit forming drugs, and minimize how much I take when I get them (to the absolute minimum required to function / sleep).
I'm with ya. Before the procedure, I told the surgeon that I didn't need it. He said it would send it anyway, just in case. Typically, if you take opiods for acute pain, the chance for addiction is low, bc you don't get a "high." I have used it a few nights bc I couldn't sleep.
