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03-27-2013, 10:37 PM | #1 | ||
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I am a 64 yrs old woman and scheduled for dental surgery next week. Full mouth extractions and bone grafts. I will be sedated for the surgery. I was told, during a consult that I would require pain medication for at least 3 days after sugery.
When I was in my 20's I had a bad reaction to codeine which was given by a dentist. I had strong palpatations and racing heart and was taken to the ER. At that time, I was told I could never take any codeine again. All these years, including childbirth and some broken bones, I've never taken a pain killer as everything contains codeine or a derivative of it. I am very nervous about the upcoming dental surgery. The dentist said he could prescribe LoTab? He said it contains a small amount of codeine but not enough to bother me. Does anyone know whether this is true and if there is any other type of medication I could take for pain? The dentist made it clear Tylanol will not be strong enough to get me through pain after surgery. Thanks, Jane |
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03-28-2013, 08:57 AM | #2 | |||
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I would think you need pain relief for more than 3 days after surgery. Usually with that extent of mouth surgery, folks require about a month.
Codine is a nasty excuse for a pain reliever. There are so many people who have bad reactions and it doesn't present much as far as analgesia. Hydrocodone (lortab) is different. Better pain relief with less side effects.
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03-28-2013, 03:09 PM | #3 | ||
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03-28-2013, 05:02 PM | #4 | |||
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This Is really something you need to talk to your doctor about.
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04-04-2013, 12:27 AM | #6 | |||
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04-21-2013, 05:40 PM | #7 | ||
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I'm not a doctor, but i am sure that you will have some options. Like the member before me said, you'll have to ask your doc......everyone may have differenty reactions.
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