Author Topic: Surgery tomorrow (Read 6938 times)

Viking · « **Reply #25 on:** January 02, 2013, 12:30:36 PM »

"You do know what you're drinking is meant for eye surgery?"

Fitz · « **Reply #26 on:** January 02, 2013, 12:51:39 PM »

Well I feel like *expletive deleted*it

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #27 on:** January 02, 2013, 01:24:51 PM »

if you need something i an about a half hour from your home right now

Fitz · « **Reply #28 on:** January 02, 2013, 01:27:36 PM »

Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on January 02, 2013, 01:24:51 PM

if you need something i an about a half hour from your home right now

Appreciate it. Right now the wifey has things under control. Not nauseated so I'm eating. Pain pills seem to be working ok

I'll let you know if I am in a bind though

Lol
Unless you got an 8 ball

AmbulanceDriver · « **Reply #29 on:** January 02, 2013, 01:54:05 PM »

Just whatever you do, don't sneeze... :D

Sorry, couldn't help it. Hopefully you get feeling better... And while I understand the issues with the pain pills, *do* take them as prescribed, pain actually tends to slow down the healing process somewhat... If you are experiencing too much nausea, ask your doc for a prescription for Zofran. It's a seriously good anti-nausea (technically an anti-emetic) medication.

I will say one thing though... I have had several kidney stones, and my docs seem to think that vicodin, percocet, and straight oxycodone tablets are candy.... Damn near got hooked on the [censored] things... But they *do* help when prescribed (and taken) correctly. DO NOT take more than the prescribed dosage, especially of the vicodin/percocet variety, since they are also acetominophen. You don't want to try to get a new liver.... :)

Fitz · « **Reply #30 on:** January 02, 2013, 01:57:49 PM »

We got zofran. I told the doc that I didn't like opiates and he gave me that. Said "trust me, take the pain meds"

Fitz · « **Reply #31 on:** January 02, 2013, 04:25:33 PM »

Goddamn it

I hate opiates

I'm half tempted to switch to regular Tylenol instead of the Percocet

I really , truly *expletive deleted*ing hate opiates

Bigjake · « **Reply #32 on:** January 02, 2013, 09:25:26 PM »

Quote from: Fitz on January 02, 2013, 04:25:33 PM

I really , truly *expletive deleted* hate opiates

My sympathies. In the same boat.

never_retreat · « **Reply #33 on:** January 02, 2013, 09:57:27 PM »

I started a thread a while ago about pain killers and there non effectiveness on me. Specifically the opiate based ones.
Has anyone here ever tried tramadol(sp)?
I might ask the doc next time I need pin killers.

Fitz · « **Reply #34 on:** January 02, 2013, 09:58:21 PM »

Quote from: Bigjake on January 02, 2013, 09:25:26 PM

My sympathies. In the same boat.

I'm done with em. Either I'll use regular Tylenol or I'll crush and snort the percocet ... I can't handle the nausea and the anti nausea meds don't seem to be helping

TechMan · « **Reply #35 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:02:55 PM »

My original offer still stands.

Fitz · « **Reply #36 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:04:23 PM »

Thanks but the pain actually is tolerable now. Probably because I got the drugs

Ugh

Fitz · « **Reply #37 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:05:16 PM »

Quote from: never_retreat on January 02, 2013, 09:57:27 PM

I started a thread a while ago about pain killers and there non effectiveness on me. Specifically the opiate based ones.
Has anyone here ever tried tramadol(sp)?
I might ask the doc next time I need pin killers.

Never tried em

Opiates work for me they just make me sick as hell

I wish coke was still medically available. Nowadays it's pretty rare

AmbulanceDriver · « **Reply #38 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:13:02 PM »

dunno if the doc told you, but you should take the zofran at least 15 mins before the opiates...

Fitz · « **Reply #39 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:16:06 PM »

Quote from: AmbulanceDriver on January 02, 2013, 10:13:02 PM

dunno if the doc told you, but you should take the zofran at least 15 mins before the opiates...

Well *expletive deleted*ck

AmbulanceDriver · « **Reply #40 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:44:49 PM »

Yeah, Zofran takes a little while to kick in.... Even the IV stuff we used to carry (now we use a dissolving tablet) took something like 10 minutes to take full effect... When other IV drugs are pretty much 5-10 seconds to kick in. Oral peak plasma concentration is 2 hours or so.... Usually onset of action is 45-60 mins.... Oral opiates usually take 30 mins to start kicking in... So if you take it 15 mins prior, it's starting to kick in at about the same time as the opiates.

Fitz · « **Reply #41 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:58:04 PM »

Thanks for the tip

If I feel ok tomorrow when I wake up, I might just stick to Tylenol ...

AJ Dual · « **Reply #42 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:03:04 AM »

Toradol is good stuff.

Essentially the 500lb gorilla of the NSAID family. Not very happy happy for the liver, so it's generally limited to an Rx of a week in length, but it works great.

lupinus · « **Reply #43 on:** January 03, 2013, 05:41:20 AM »

Quote from: never_retreat on January 02, 2013, 09:57:27 PM

I started a thread a while ago about pain killers and there non effectiveness on me. Specifically the opiate based ones.
Has anyone here ever tried tramadol(sp)?
I might ask the doc next time I need pin killers.

I've had very good luck with tramadol in the past.

Can make you mildly fuzzy until used to it, but not extremely so.

MrsSmith · « **Reply #44 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:41:39 AM »

Quote from: never_retreat on January 02, 2013, 09:57:27 PM

I started a thread a while ago about pain killers and there non effectiveness on me. Specifically the opiate based ones.
Has anyone here ever tried tramadol(sp)?
I might ask the doc next time I need pin killers.

Most prescription pain killers either make me sick or make me itch so bad I'd rather deal with the pain instead. When I was having back issues, the doc switched me to Tramadol and it worked, without the icky side effects. I don't know that it would be effective against extreme pain (like what they might give morphine for, or post-op recovery) but for "regular" pain it was very effective.
I don't recall the fuzziness Lup mentioned, but it's been a few years.

Fitz · « **Reply #45 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:50:08 AM »

No pain this morning and it's been 10 hours since my last pain pill. Might even go to work

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #46 on:** January 03, 2013, 10:57:47 AM »

glad to hear it. i've lost a few folk to pain meds of late

never_retreat · « **Reply #47 on:** January 03, 2013, 10:07:06 PM »

Quote from: MrsSmith on January 03, 2013, 07:41:39 AM

Most prescription pain killers either make me sick or make me itch so bad I'd rather deal with the pain instead. When I was having back issues, the doc switched me to Tramadol and it worked, without the icky side effects. I don't know that it would be effective against extreme pain (like what they might give morphine for, or post-op recovery) but for "regular" pain it was very effective.
I don't recall the fuzziness Lup mentioned, but it's been a few years.

The opiates don't make me fuzzy, loopy, drowsy, they just do absolutely nothing. Even when taken to the maximum dose prescribed for other stuff. About 4 times what my doctor prescribed.
When I hurt my back last time the only thing that worked was the muscle relaxers and the anti inflammatory. The muscle relaxers have no side effects either. They just stopped the spasms.

BobR · « **Reply #48 on:** January 04, 2013, 01:31:45 AM »

Quote

dunno if the doc told you, but you should take the zofran at least 15 mins before the opiates.

Good info that is often left out of discharge instructions. I always give zofran, or another anti-emetic, IV before I give the IV pain meds. I haven't had anyone actually die from pain on me, but have had plenty get much more miserable by not waiting for the zofran to kick in before the opiates.

bob

Fitz · « **Reply #49 on:** January 04, 2013, 07:10:52 AM »

well, i'm stuffed up (swelling) but feelin pretty good. Worked yesterday and today. Minimal bleeding, minimal pain. Toward the end of the day yesterday the pain caught up with me but regular tylenol was sufficient.

Another bottle of painkillers to add to the emergency kit i guess. ROFL

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Author Topic: Surgery tomorrow (Read 6938 times)