NSAIDs and surgery (c-section)

I have always been told to avoid NSAID use since I was diagnosed with UC. I just had a c-section 5 days ago. I had a hard time in the hospital getting the staff to remember that I was not supposed to take Ibuprofen or NSAIDs. Upon discharge, they prescribed Tylenol with Codeine #3 which I thought was fine. But now that I read all the standard discharge notes, this med says to tell my health care provider before taking this medicine if you have Crohn's, IBD, or UC.

I'm not sure I trust that my care providers actually remember my UC diagnosis when prescribing meds. In the hospital, I was daily seen by the OB on duty that day and not *my* doctor. I was constantly reminding everyone that I can't take Ibuprofen, Motrin, etc.

Today, I wrote my doctor's office about the pain that is still there and she said I should take ibuprofen every 8 hours. What?! I wrote her back and said, "I CAN NOT take NSAIDs", and I haven't gotten the response yet.

So, how do you deal with the pain after a surgery when you can't take NSAIDs? Does it mean I just need to tolerate the extra pain and fight through it?

My GI doc prescribed Tylenol#3 for UC cramping. There is only a caution because it can slow down gi track and some UC people have constipation issues.

You can also get special NSAID like Celebrex, and they are not so much problem. But Tylenol#3 is stronger.