Medication answer for those who are allergic to codine

[Guest guest]

In the hospital I started to use Avinza; a new long acting morphine

[micro beads inside capsules.] I cannot tolerate Demerol, Vivodin,

codine, and others due to adverse effects. Even the morphine they

gave me IV affected me by giving me the worst headaches that were

more acute than the surgical pain. Until the head Pharmacist came to

consult, I had had to discontinue utilizing any pain medications for

the first three days in ICU [on a ventilator 2 days]; I was in ICU 4

out of the 5 days I was in the hospital post-op [i had a gastrectomy

in addition to the Roux-en-Y.]

I continue to take Avinza 15mg twice a day for the pain of arthritis

and degenerative disc disease. It has made a vast difference in the

level of pain I experience everyday, and I do not notice any

cognitive difficulties...that is, although I am on pain medication,

I am totally alert and non-drowsy, and my motor skills are not

affected adversly.

After surgery I was still sore when I moved around in bed, but the

medication took away the surgical pain.

What I did post-op is open the capsule and sprinkle the micro beads

over a spoon full of applesause; then I swallowed the applesause and

capsule contents. This worked very well and was easy to get down.

Lynda

[Guest guest]

In the hospital I started to use Avinza; a new long acting morphine

[micro beads inside capsules.] I cannot tolerate Demerol, Vivodin,

codine, and others due to adverse effects. Even the morphine they

gave me IV affected me by giving me the worst headaches that were

more acute than the surgical pain. Until the head Pharmacist came to

consult, I had had to discontinue utilizing any pain medications for

the first three days in ICU [on a ventilator 2 days]; I was in ICU 4

out of the 5 days I was in the hospital post-op [i had a gastrectomy

in addition to the Roux-en-Y.]

I continue to take Avinza 15mg twice a day for the pain of arthritis

and degenerative disc disease. It has made a vast difference in the

level of pain I experience everyday, and I do not notice any

cognitive difficulties...that is, although I am on pain medication,

I am totally alert and non-drowsy, and my motor skills are not

affected adversly.

After surgery I was still sore when I moved around in bed, but the

medication took away the surgical pain.

What I did post-op is open the capsule and sprinkle the micro beads

over a spoon full of applesause; then I swallowed the applesause and

capsule contents. This worked very well and was easy to get down.

Lynda