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3 days post op- Liquid painkiller makes me vomit....

I do have pain at the incision sites, but the liquid hydrocodone makes me vomit. I want my IV drip back. Anyone else with this problem? Also, even the thought of eating or drinking makes me feel sick.Can't seem to get enough fluids down.

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The incision site pain should not last many more days. Maybe the doctor's office has an alternate pain medication suggestion. As far as the eating and drinking problem goes, many people feel sick at the thought of it. Keep pushing the fluids. At first, you are not expected to be able to get the 64 oz. down. Just drink as much as you can. This means you have to concentrate on drinking the fluids and take a small sip every 5 minutes. Good luck. This doesn't last long and soon will be a distant memory.

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Thank you. I needed that. Feeling better now that I vomited and the thought of any other than water doesn't sound as bad as yesterday. Got a lot of sleep last night, maybe that helped. Thanks again.

Hi,

I'm 6 days post-op. I agree with you that stuff is soooo disgusting. They gave it to me in the hospital after they took me off the morphine and I did the same thing! I called my Dr. The next day & asked to prescribe me in pill form I crushed them and took it that way. It was still gross but better than the liquid. I also did crushed tylenol until they sent my Rx. Hopefully you'll feel better by the 4th day. I did. By the 5th I was up cleaning sweeping, & mopping i surprised myself! Well hope you feel better soon! =)

Just a warning-do NOT crush hydro condone pills! That is extremely dangerous! Either swallow them whole or ask for a different medication. (I don't remember the exact reason why it is dangerous I just remember when my father was dying of lung cancer he was prescribed the same medication and he had to crush them to get them down and when he told his doctor he freaked out!)

Just a warning-do NOT crush hydro condone pills! That is extremely dangerous! Either swallow them whole or ask for a different medication. (I don't remember the exact reason why it is dangerous I just remember when my father was dying of lung cancer he was prescribed the same medication and he had to crush them to get them down and when he told his doctor he freaked out!)

Really?? Wow! I told my Dr. I was going to crush them & take them that way he didn't anything about it. I only did it a few times but I will def. bring that up @ my nxt appt.

Call and ask the pharmacist. He/she will know the answer.

I'm 9 days post op and I find Popsicles cottage cheese to go down the best.. I do have hunger pain in between but I drink my Protein shake when that happens.. Does anyone have any suggestions on what else I can drink to give me energy? I now have Water, Protein Shake pops cycles... I tried saltines crackers and they go down great! I sometimes get really bad gas pain when I drink water to fast or something..

Thanks

Cary

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ok, what about that gas? When does that go away. Seems I'm constantly burping and it's not terribly comfortable. Got hiccupps today, that was fun....

While I was on it I started hearing things. Basically like an auditory hallucination. I quit taking it after the second day.

I had that problem also with the liquid... I called the doc and they prescribed me a small pill. I had to problem swallowing them

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