Pain Meds In Pill Form - How Long After Surgery Before You Tried Taking Them?

[cmf1267 27]

I had surgery on Nov. 6 (3 weeks out) and I have a terrible sinus headache. I hate to take liquid Vicadin for it but I'm a little afraid to try to take my extra strength Tylenol pills. I don't have any problems with my regular pills for high blood pressure or hypothyroidism but those pills are smaller than an m&m. The only liquid Tylenol I could find before surgery was children's (they had recalled the regular liquid Tylenol). The children's liquid tylenol gross's me out - its really sweet and thick.

When did anyone else try regular pain meds?

[mezanne1401 190]

Maybe you could thin out the liquid with some Water? ?? Tylenol pills are pretty big. You could also crush them up and put them in some pudding or something to mask the bitterness.

[muffintop 62]

Take the Tylenol you'll be ok. I did and had no ill affects.

[scarletskinnygirlinside 8]

I had surgery on Nov. 6 (3 weeks out) and I have a terrible sinus headache. I hate to take liquid Vicadin for it but I'm a little afraid to try to take my extra strength Tylenol pills. I don't have any problems with my regular pills for high blood pressure or hypothyroidism but those pills are smaller than an m&m. The only liquid Tylenol I could find before surgery was children's (they had recalled the regular liquid Tylenol). The children's liquid tylenol gross's me out - its really sweet and thick.

When did anyone else try regular pain meds?

They gave me regular pain pills in the hospital. I just have to swallow one pill at a time. No problem at all!

[RickM 1,753]

I was using the regular prescription narcotic pain relievers as soon as they took out the IV and I used them on and off for the next few days. Tylenol is the standard non-narcotic pain reliever that is recommended, and most of the NSAID pain relievers such as ibuprofin and Aleve are acceptable to the experienced sleeve/DS docs (many of the RNY based surgeons don't recommend them since they are a big no-no for bypass patients and those docs are still catching up with their sleeve peers.)