Table 1.

Numeric pain rating scale scores at 4 different time intervals during hospitalization, rated 0 to 10 with 10 being severe pain

	Pain score ribs	Pain score iliac crest
Hospital admission, oral analgesics	5	Not applicable
Pre-operative, with epidural catheter	3-6	Not applicable
Post-operative day 3, with epidural catheter	1-2	4-5
Discharge home, oral analgesics	1-2	3-5