Adult Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy Surgery - Part 7

[firefly214]

Sorry that I havent responded sooner. Thank you all for your responses and suggestions.

Yes, it is extremely frustrating having to deal with stupid doctors who will not prescribe anything more than Hydrocet (liquid hydrocodone & tylenol) and then after that didnt work, Percocet (in pill form).

I dont think I was very clear on the fact that I am not allergic to Percocet, it just isnt helping. Neither did the Hydrocet liquid. BOTH of these medicines have Tylenol in them so am I wondering why you all are saying to take the adult Tylenol sore throat syrup available at drugstores. If I were to take both a Percocet and the Tylenol sore throat stuff, that would be an extremely high amount of Tylenol which is toxic to my liver (if more than 3,500mg/day). I dont want to hurt my liver guys. Sorry but all of the pain medications available MUST have tylenol (a/k/a acetametaphin <---spelling) added to them, except a select few, OxyContin being one of those.

So, tomorrow, when I get up. What should I ask for at the doctor? It will be day 12 and another friend checked my throat tonight and I still have my tonsil scabs. My check up is scheduled for this Tuesday at 3pm. Should I wait until then to ask for anything? And explain that both medicines he has given me did not work? I have *never* had any luck with taking Tylenol for fevers, headaches, etc., so I did not expect for Percocet to help me. I DID tell him this but he CLAIMS that Percocet is "so strong, be careful taking it." I did not feel tired. For that matter, I did not feel ANY different. Even when I was at the hospital, I was given demoral (spelling?), it did NOTHING, so they switched my IV to Morphine, which helped my lower back (I have scoliosis) feel not so sore but i was in the hospital b/c of my freakin tonsils! I find it quite ironic that the Morphine would help my chronic pain but not even touch the ex-tonsils area pain. Does anyone know why???

Plus, I need to know about alcohol and cigarettes after surgery. Someone told me that if I were to drink a beer, I would get dehydrated right away. I am not saying that I want to go drink NOW, but in the long run, how long do i have to wait? And the same for smoking. I have not had a cigarette in 12 days and am a longtime smoker. How long do I need to wait b/c I have been seriously considering going to the gas station and buying MENTHOL cigarettes to see if THEY would help my throat. I am desperate.

In answer to one person's question, yes I have Yahoo IM. I havent used it in forever but I guess I can re-install it on my computer.

And to the person who suggested going to the ER. I dont think I will b/c I can call my doctor tomorrow. PLUS, sure I can say bill me later, but someone eventually has to pay that and I have $1000.00 to my name right now and even though I am in agonizing throat pain, I cannot go and spend money I do not have. Thank you for your suggestions though.

Please, someone here, do you have AOL IM??? Will you chat with me and explain things if you have gone through this and are well ahead of me on healing? Thank you.

~Heather

P.S. Can someone explain the whole SOFT Palette thing? I can drink fluids for the most part, but either my Uvula or my soft palette are getting in the way and I experience this gagging situation and sometimes the liquid goes up my nose or into my trachea... If it werent for that, and for my tongue feeling as if someone has stabbed it, on the back right side, I think I would be able to eat and drink somewhat normal, well, liquid/soft food that is.

[stine]

Heather

I understand your concern about overdoing it on the acetaminophen, but I'm sure that if so many other physicians advised on taking the liquid tylenol (along with lortab, vicodin, percocet, etc.) then I'm sure that there would be no exceptions on your account. (Unless your percocet is a stronger Mg.) If you are ever unsure of anything that has to do with meds, you can always call your local pharmacy and talk to a pharmacist. I have always done that when there's no Dr. available.

As far as the beer, I would definately worry more about mixing alcohol with acetaminophen products than mixing two different meds, as it causes severe damage to the liver and kidneys....

[needsomehelpbad]

Originally Posted by stine

Heather

I understand your concern about overdoing it on the acetaminophen, but I'm sure that if so many other physicians advised on taking the liquid tylenol (along with lortab, vicodin, percocet, etc.) then I'm sure that there would be no exceptions on your account. (Unless your percocet is a stronger Mg.) If you are ever unsure of anything that has to do with meds, you can always call your local pharmacy and talk to a pharmacist. I have always done that when there's no Dr. available.

As far as the beer, I would definately worry more about mixing alcohol with acetaminophen products than mixing two different meds, as it causes severe damage to the liver and kidneys....

Hey stine...in response to your inquiry about whether the mediciations will help your pain...Id say they probably will...before i had my surgery iwas SO nervous about pain.....but now, 4 days after surgery I realzied a couple things.....Im actually a little hesistant to say all this, because i dont want to jinx myself, but the pain that Ive experienced at the worst (waking up in the morning) lasts for about 25 minutes and is no worse than the worst sore throat ive ever had...when im on the pain killers the other 80% of the day....the sore throat really isn't anythign worse than a minor pain...and its only when you swallow....so if you dont swallow, then no pain...I have no ear or head pain, or vomiting..thank god.....Just yesterday, 2 1/2 days after surgery, I was eating egg drop soup, scrambled eggs, and even soggy bread in my soup......I went into this surgery hearing all these horror stories and scaring myself silly..but to be perfectly honest with you..aside from the frist 25 minutes of the morning, and a few short times during the day, this is "almost" a pleasant experience....being able to sit around on the couch all day, in a daze on the painkillers....I can definatly think of worse things....Hopefully, my condition will not get worse, but assuming it doesnt.......this really isn't bad at all....so to anyone out there who was like me before a surgery...relax, its not bad

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