Anyone skip pain killers after surgery?

I hate prescription pain killers because they made me depressed and mood-swing-y and super constipated. I take ibuprofen maybe once or twice a year when I get a gnarly headache or something but otherwise I skip that too even when I have pain that would probably warrant it.

Has anyone successfully skipped pain pills of any kind altogether after surgery? How did you manage the pain?

Or better question maybe, what did you do in addition to pain pills that you felt made a significant difference in your pain level?