Guest guest Posted October 31, 1999 Report Share Posted October 31, 1999 , Tylenol is toxic to the liver. I am suprised that your doctors would have you take it at all. It is possible to get a perscription for pure codine without the tylenol. Codine is perscribed as a controlled substance and can be a be little bit of a hassle to get but it is the codine that really helps with the pain and not the tylenol. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 1999 Report Share Posted November 1, 1999 When my GI first put me on Tylenol 3 w/ codiene, I told him I didn't want it because I had went without taking tylenol for 3 or more years, and because I had heard it was toxic for the liver. He said that it is only toxic if you take too much of it. I hadn't taken it but a few times since it was prescribed for me... but for two days before going into the hospital I had taken the doses as soon as I could. Vicadin also makes me itch... but I don't break out in hives with it, and it really helps with the pain... so I continue taking it. I was supposed to start a 2nd job today, but of course couldn't. My family is trying to talk me into cutting my hours at my regular job... and just resting the rest of the time. What do ya'll think? I'm sure that feeling this way is just temporary, and that I will feel much better very soon. Could it be dangerous for me to work too much? I've always worked a lot in the past, but that is usually when I get the infections. Thanks for any input! Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 1999 Report Share Posted November 1, 1999 When my GI first put me on Tylenol 3 w/ codiene, I told him I didn't want it because I had went without taking tylenol for 3 or more years, and because I had heard it was toxic for the liver. He said that it is only toxic if you take too much of it. I hadn't taken it but a few times since it was prescribed for me... but for two days before going into the hospital I had taken the doses as soon as I could. Vicadin also makes me itch... but I don't break out in hives with it, and it really helps with the pain... so I continue taking it. I was supposed to start a 2nd job today, but of course couldn't. My family is trying to talk me into cutting my hours at my regular job... and just resting the rest of the time. What do ya'll think? I'm sure that feeling this way is just temporary, and that I will feel much better very soon. Could it be dangerous for me to work too much? I've always worked a lot in the past, but that is usually when I get the infections. Thanks for any input! Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 1999 Report Share Posted November 1, 1999 Peg, The Dr. that admitted me into the hospital is one of my Dr's associates. He did a wonderful job, and has a great bedside manner. I have an appt. with him on wednesday so I will discuss seeing him instead of my regular Dr. and also discuss meeting the transplant team. It's just so scary though. If I'm listed... then I don't think I could live in denial any longer. I'll discuss it all with my family, and see what they think about it. Thank you for your words of encouragement! Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 1999 Report Share Posted November 1, 1999 , Please take your families advice. Phil had a series of 4 infections right after another and he has been infection free since March 23rd. I attribute that to the fact that he has been on disability and able to rest whenever he feels bad. Now I'm not saying you should quit work but you must be able to rest when you are feeling bad and if you are having to take as much caffine as you do to keep going that's not good for you. Listen to your body. As I said before THE INFECTIONS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING!!! Also, Phil called and told me that Walter Peyton died while waiting for his liver and the first thing I could think of was TIFFANY GET ON THE WAITING LIST. There are some others that are afraid to get listed, please don't wait until it's too late. I think this disease get bad real fast and then, with the wait, it may be too late. Sorry for being so morbid but I get so concerned about you. Please take it easy, you'll have a long life where you can be as active as you want after tx. Just my opinion, for what it's worth. Peg WYBEAR21@... wrote: > When my GI first put me on Tylenol 3 w/ codiene, I told him I didn't want it > because I had went without taking tylenol for 3 or more years, and because I > had heard it was toxic for the liver. He said that it is only toxic if you > take too much of it. I hadn't taken it but a few times since it was > prescribed for me... but for two days before going into the hospital I had > taken the doses as soon as I could. Vicadin also makes me itch... but I > don't break out in hives with it, and it really helps with the pain... so I > continue taking it. > I was supposed to start a 2nd job today, but of course couldn't. My family > is trying to talk me into cutting my hours at my regular job... and just > resting the rest of the time. What do ya'll think? I'm sure that feeling > this way is just temporary, and that I will feel much better very soon. > Could it be dangerous for me to work too much? I've always worked a lot in > the past, but that is usually when I get the infections. Thanks for any > input! > Love, > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Cell Biology Reference Set-3 books + 2 CDs-for > $7.99! A $127.40 value, yours with membership > in Library of Science, the leading science book > club since 1958! Order NOW at > http://clickhere./click/1369 > > -- 20 megs of disk space in your eGroup's Document Vault > -- /docvault//?m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 1999 Report Share Posted November 1, 1999 That makes me very happy . You are a strong woman and I hope you have at least one strong person in your family to support you. You know we all love you and worry about you and pray for you and root for you but you need someone to put their arms around you and hug you and make you feel safe. Just keep thinking about how much you can do after your transplant. Love, Peg WYBEAR21@... wrote: > Peg, > The Dr. that admitted me into the hospital is one of my Dr's associates. > He did a wonderful job, and has a great bedside manner. I have an appt. > with him on wednesday so I will discuss seeing him instead of my regular Dr. > and also discuss meeting the transplant team. It's just so scary though. If > I'm listed... then I don't think I could live in denial any longer. I'll > discuss it all with my family, and see what they think about it. Thank you > for your words of encouragement! > Love, > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Cell Biology Reference Set-3 books + 2 CDs-for > $7.99! A $127.40 value, yours with membership > in Library of Science, the leading science book > club since 1958! Order NOW at > http://clickhere./click/1369 > > -- Easily schedule meetings and events using the group calendar! > -- /cal?listname= & m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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