allergic to morphine/vicadin

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I had my surgury on Tuesday (so now day 4 post-op) and we discovered

that I am allergic to morphine and vicadin so they said no narcotics

for me. The motrine works ok for about 2hrs. then it is four hours of

struggle and I can't sleep much more then 2hrs. at a time. Any

advice? I am iceing as much as I can stand it and drinking as much

water as possible but feel like my head is going to explode

Also, have PUT ON 9 pounds since surgery!! How is that possible? Do

the steroids make that happen?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You are over the worst now. the swelling will start to slowly come

down now. I am 19 post-op now, and I still have a considerable amount

of swelling still to go.

I never had a lot of pain, so never need it a lot of pain relief,but

at night time I took a kids medicine called pain stop night time which

helped me sleep at night time.

You might need to ask your doctor for some sleeping tables to help you

through the first week.

Also I was told that after the first 24-48 hours the ice does not help

with the swelling, so I never continued after the 4th day as it did

not make a difference to me.

Hope you get some rest soon. Keep well.

> Hi everyone,

> I had my surgury on Tuesday (so now day 4 post-op) and we discovered

> that I am allergic to morphine and vicadin so they said no narcotics

> for me. The motrine works ok for about 2hrs. then it is four hours

of

> struggle and I can't sleep much more then 2hrs. at a time. Any

> advice? I am iceing as much as I can stand it and drinking as much

> water as possible but feel like my head is going to explode

>

> Also, have PUT ON 9 pounds since surgery!! How is that possible?

Do

> the steroids make that happen?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am so sorry about the allergies. I have those too, and am allergic

to Morphine and Percocet. I am sorry that not having them available

to you makes it more difficult to keep ahead of the discomfort. I

really feel for you about this. I am hoping as the swelling subsides,

the discomfort may ease up for you as well.

You are probably having a lot of swelling which is what I am sure you

are seeing on the scale. I haven't had this surgery yet, but I have

had other surgeries, and when I have had a surgery that has

significant swelling, I get that kind of " weight " gain also. And

having allergies and having been on prednisone many times, I also am

aware that some steroids can also have some swelling issues.

Have you contacted your OS about the discomfort level you are having?

Maybe let the OS know how much the scales are reading higher too.

Maybe there is something else you could try if this doesn't let you

sleep well. Just a thought.

Will watch for your posts.

Hugs,

Fran

> Hi everyone,

> I had my surgury on Tuesday (so now day 4 post-op) and we discovered

> that I am allergic to morphine and vicadin so they said no narcotics

> for me. The motrine works ok for about 2hrs. then it is four hours

of

> struggle and I can't sleep much more then 2hrs. at a time. Any

> advice? I am iceing as much as I can stand it and drinking as much

> water as possible but feel like my head is going to explode

>

> Also, have PUT ON 9 pounds since surgery!! How is that possible?

Do

> the steroids make that happen?

[Guest guest]

Try liquid Tylenol. Some folks find it works way better than

stronger painkillers. (If it's a children's prep, you may need to

adjust the dose, though.)

Ask your docs for help, for sure!

And ask whether it's appropriate to switch to heat, instead of ice.

Swelling goes with the turf -- but I'm sorry you're suffering. And I

hope it will all soon get better.

Meantime, pamper yourself, and let others pamper you, too. Bubbly

baths. Guilty pleasures of whatever sort you enjoy -- trashy books,

teevee you'd never waste time on, a cup of expensive tea or hot

chocolate, if you can manage. Maybe even a new set of high-count

sheets!

Take care, and I'm hoping it will all be better soon!

Cammie

> > Hi everyone,

> > I had my surgury on Tuesday (so now day 4 post-op) and we

discovered

> > that I am allergic to morphine and vicadin so they said no

narcotics

> > for me. The motrine works ok for about 2hrs. then it is four

hours

> of

> > struggle and I can't sleep much more then 2hrs. at a time. Any

> > advice? I am iceing as much as I can stand it and drinking as

much

> > water as possible but feel like my head is going to explode

> >

> > Also, have PUT ON 9 pounds since surgery!! How is that

possible?

> Do

> > the steroids make that happen?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I use 2 extra strength tylenol - I crush them up very fine, mix with

water and shoot them down. They seem to do the trick. At night I

take an Adavan pill - anti-anxiety, which my OS prescribed so I don't

grind my teeth at night. He wanted to give me Elavil, which is an

anti-depressant, but my system doesn't like those very much.

Supposedly, after 48 hours ice doesn't help with swelling anymore, you

need heat. I've got a microwavable heat pack from the drug-store that

I use on my face. I'm 2.5 weeks post-op and I still use it, it helps

relax your muscles and feels nice on your face too.

Good luck with everything - the first week is the hardest!

Pam

> Hi everyone,

> I had my surgury on Tuesday (so now day 4 post-op) and we discovered

> that I am allergic to morphine and vicadin so they said no narcotics

> for me. The motrine works ok for about 2hrs. then it is four hours

of

> struggle and I can't sleep much more then 2hrs. at a time. Any

> advice? I am iceing as much as I can stand it and drinking as much

> water as possible but feel like my head is going to explode

>

> Also, have PUT ON 9 pounds since surgery!! How is that possible?

Do

> the steroids make that happen?