Dr. Walters was one of the first general surgeons in Arizona to follow a completely narcotic free post-op care protocol. An individually tailored pain treatment plan is created to improve each patient’s post-surgical experience and reduce pain-related outcomes. Patients are thoroughly educated in the office and once again in the pre-op area on the plan, implementation and expectations of an opioid-free recovery. The use of nonopioid pain agents is not only proving to be effective in pain control but patients are experiencing a decrease in opioid side-effects that have previously slowed recovery such as constipation, decreased bowel motility, nausea, vomiting and delirium.
