Re: acetaminophen and dentists

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You are welcome, Don.

I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of

seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in

1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.

I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted

on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I

take.

What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard

on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any

antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.

What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be.

They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to

take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.

On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able

to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg)

if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.

The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming

out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I

sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose

of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local

anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give

a little more.

One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can

be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root

canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I

do *not* like pain at all!

Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body.

The last thing I want is to decompensate.

All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has

indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i

am on the path to healing.

Cheers,

>

> Thank you for this article.

> I have added it to the Links Library.

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http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPA\

TITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/

>  

> love

> don in ks

>

>

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I just posted the link to the article..  I had it posted on my FB page and it was the same one you had posted on FB ny.On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

 

I think, not sure they are also looking into OTC drugs too, as some of the drugs say they are doing what the fda wants, maybe voluntarily, really not sure about all this. It seems to me that lately the fda is really out for this acetaminophen, wondering why it took so long. if you look at the labels for any of the OTC headache medicine waring for liver disease so I think that they all might be bad, maybe because of acetaminophen?

johnnyOn Jan 23, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Gloria wrote:

 

TeriI believe when you find that article, it's actually the prescriptions with high doses of acetaminophen that they are talking about having a very strong look at.  They were not concerned about the OTC.

Gloria

 

Gloria.. there has been a lot of very recent info about Tylenol that is very bad.  There is talk of the FDA pulling Tylenol from the over the counter market here in the US due to liver damage.  Now I am going to hunt for that article I just read.....   

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Gloria <gadamscan@...> wrote:

 

Are you doing treatment??  Definitely, they don't want you to have any dental work, if you are on treatment.

I still don't understand why everyone gets so concerned about Tylenol.  The only times it's bad is if you become addicted to it like I did for years.  I couldn't even tell you how many I would take in a day.  Then, I understand about researching especially any pain medications for Tylenol.

But, if everyone would only take a Tylenol when they honestly need it, then we have no problem here.  I certainly learned my lesson major big time!!  It scared the crap out of me.  I'm sure that I helped my liver get to cirrhosis because of that addiction.  However, as I'm

typing this, I'm looking at a big bottle of Acetaminophen.  It's been there for well over a month and I only took 3 of them.Gloria

 

You are welcome, Don.

I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.

I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.

What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.

What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.

On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.

The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more.

One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all!

Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.

All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.

Cheers,

>

> Thank you for this article.

> I have added it to the Links Library.

> http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPATITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/

>  

> love

> don in ks

>

>

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And those are all very different medications....  but that's like how in the south, they call everything 'Coke "  Pepsi, 7-up, root beer, it's all coke to them.. then they will ask you which kind of coke you want!  Here, they call it pop.  Tylenol and aspirin are two very different medications.. they work on different parts of the brain.  Actually, an aspirin is better for you than the damn tylenol is.  

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

 

thanks teri :)I got the article from HCV Support, I think that it was a great article and people ned to read it. You know I used to all Tylenol aspirin and people used to yell at me, saying it was Acetaminophen. ever really understood why people here get so emotional about when somebody who knows nothing about health cares makes a mistake, I used to say you take Tylenol for a headache, it was so bad a year ago I had to call all OTC stuff Tylenol, advil, aleive, bayer, etc all headache meds.

On Jan 23, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Theresa Gottlieb wrote:

 

I just posted the link to the article..  I had it posted on my FB page and it was the same one you had posted on FB ny.On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

 

I think, not sure they are also looking into OTC drugs too, as some of the drugs say they are doing what the fda wants, maybe voluntarily, really not sure about all this. It seems to me that lately the fda is really out for this acetaminophen, wondering why it took so long. if you look at the labels for any of the OTC headache medicine waring for liver disease so I think that they all might be bad, maybe because of acetaminophen?

johnnyOn Jan 23, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Gloria wrote:

 

TeriI believe when you find that article, it's actually the prescriptions with high doses of acetaminophen that they are talking about having a very strong look at.  They were not concerned about the OTC.

Gloria

 

Gloria.. there has been a lot of very recent info about Tylenol that is very bad.  There is talk of the FDA pulling Tylenol from the over the counter market here in the US due to liver damage.  Now I am going to hunt for that article I just read.....   

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Gloria <gadamscan@...> wrote:

 

Are you doing treatment??  Definitely, they don't want you to have any dental work, if you are on treatment.

I still don't understand why everyone gets so concerned about Tylenol.  The only times it's bad is if you become addicted to it like I did for years.  I couldn't even tell you how many I would take in a day.  Then, I understand about researching especially any pain medications for Tylenol.

But, if everyone would only take a Tylenol when they honestly need it, then we have no problem here.  I certainly learned my lesson major big time!!  It scared the crap out of me.  I'm sure that I helped my liver get to cirrhosis because of that addiction.  However, as I'm

typing this, I'm looking at a big bottle of Acetaminophen.  It's been there for well over a month and I only took 3 of them.Gloria

 

You are welcome, Don.

I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.

I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.

What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.

What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.

On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.

The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more.

One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all!

Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.

All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.

Cheers,

>

> Thank you for this article.

> I have added it to the Links Library.

> http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPATITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/

>  

> love

> don in ks

>

>

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yeah people sometimes call different things in one group, like pop`-`I did not know that about aspirin, thanks!Hugs, nyOn Jan 23, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Theresa Gottlieb wrote:

And those are all very different medications.... but that's like how in the south, they call everything 'Coke" Pepsi, 7-up, root beer, it's all coke to them.. then they will ask you which kind of coke you want! Here, they call it pop. Tylenol and aspirin are two very different medications.. they work on different parts of the brain. Actually, an aspirin is better for you than the damn tylenol is.

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

thanks teri :)I got the article from HCV Support, I think that it was a great article and people ned to read it. You know I used to all Tylenol aspirin and people used to yell at me, saying it was Acetaminophen. ever really understood why people here get so emotional about when somebody who knows nothing about health cares makes a mistake, I used to say you take Tylenol for a headache, it was so bad a year ago I had to call all OTC stuff Tylenol, advil, aleive, bayer, etc all headache meds.

On Jan 23, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Theresa Gottlieb wrote:

I just posted the link to the article.. I had it posted on my FB page and it was the same one you had posted on FB ny.On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

I think, not sure they are also looking into OTC drugs too, as some of the drugs say they are doing what the fda wants, maybe voluntarily, really not sure about all this. It seems to me that lately the fda is really out for this acetaminophen, wondering why it took so long. if you look at the labels for any of the OTC headache medicine waring for liver disease so I think that they all might be bad, maybe because of acetaminophen?

johnnyOn Jan 23, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Gloria wrote:

TeriI believe when you find that article, it's actually the prescriptions with high doses of acetaminophen that they are talking about having a very strong look at. They were not concerned about the OTC.

Gloria

Gloria.. there has been a lot of very recent info about Tylenol that is very bad. There is talk of the FDA pulling Tylenol from the over the counter market here in the US due to liver damage. Now I am going to hunt for that article I just read.....

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Gloria <gadamscan@...> wrote:

Are you doing treatment?? Definitely, they don't want you to have any dental work, if you are on treatment.

I still don't understand why everyone gets so concerned about Tylenol. The only times it's bad is if you become addicted to it like I did for years. I couldn't even tell you how many I would take in a day. Then, I understand about researching especially any pain medications for Tylenol.

But, if everyone would only take a Tylenol when they honestly need it, then we have no problem here. I certainly learned my lesson major big time!! It scared the crap out of me. I'm sure that I helped my liver get to cirrhosis because of that addiction. However, as I'm

typing this, I'm looking at a big bottle of Acetaminophen. It's been there for well over a month and I only took 3 of them.Gloria

You are welcome, Don.

I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.

I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.

What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.

What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.

On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.

The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more.

One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all!

Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.

All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.

Cheers,

>

> Thank you for this article.

> I have added it to the Links Library.

> http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPATITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/

>

> love

> don in ks

>

>

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Aspirin has it's drawbacks too though..  it can tear your stomach up big time..  make sure you eat something when you take those.. and again, in moderation.  On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

 

yeah people sometimes call different things in one group, like pop`-`I did not know that about aspirin, thanks!Hugs, nyOn Jan 23, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Theresa Gottlieb wrote:

 

And those are all very different medications....  but that's like how in the south, they call everything 'Coke "  Pepsi, 7-up, root beer, it's all coke to them.. then they will ask you which kind of coke you want!  Here, they call it pop.  Tylenol and aspirin are two very different medications.. they work on different parts of the brain.  Actually, an aspirin is better for you than the damn tylenol is.  

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

 

thanks teri :)I got the article from HCV Support, I think that it was a great article and people ned to read it. You know I used to all Tylenol aspirin and people used to yell at me, saying it was Acetaminophen. ever really understood why people here get so emotional about when somebody who knows nothing about health cares makes a mistake, I used to say you take Tylenol for a headache, it was so bad a year ago I had to call all OTC stuff Tylenol, advil, aleive, bayer, etc all headache meds.

On Jan 23, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Theresa Gottlieb wrote:

 

I just posted the link to the article..  I had it posted on my FB page and it was the same one you had posted on FB ny.On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

 

I think, not sure they are also looking into OTC drugs too, as some of the drugs say they are doing what the fda wants, maybe voluntarily, really not sure about all this. It seems to me that lately the fda is really out for this acetaminophen, wondering why it took so long. if you look at the labels for any of the OTC headache medicine waring for liver disease so I think that they all might be bad, maybe because of acetaminophen?

johnnyOn Jan 23, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Gloria wrote:

 

TeriI believe when you find that article, it's actually the prescriptions with high doses of acetaminophen that they are talking about having a very strong look at.  They were not concerned about the OTC.

Gloria

 

Gloria.. there has been a lot of very recent info about Tylenol that is very bad.  There is talk of the FDA pulling Tylenol from the over the counter market here in the US due to liver damage.  Now I am going to hunt for that article I just read.....   

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Gloria <gadamscan@...> wrote:

 

Are you doing treatment??  Definitely, they don't want you to have any dental work, if you are on treatment.

I still don't understand why everyone gets so concerned about Tylenol.  The only times it's bad is if you become addicted to it like I did for years.  I couldn't even tell you how many I would take in a day.  Then, I understand about researching especially any pain medications for Tylenol.

But, if everyone would only take a Tylenol when they honestly need it, then we have no problem here.  I certainly learned my lesson major big time!!  It scared the crap out of me.  I'm sure that I helped my liver get to cirrhosis because of that addiction.  However, as I'm

typing this, I'm looking at a big bottle of Acetaminophen.  It's been there for well over a month and I only took 3 of them.Gloria

 

You are welcome, Don.

I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.

I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.

What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.

What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.

On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.

The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more.

One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all!

Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.

All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.

Cheers,

>

> Thank you for this article.

> I have added it to the Links Library.

> http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPATITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/

>  

> love

> don in ks

>

>

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You are welcome, Don.

I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of

seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in

1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.

I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted

on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I

take.

What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard

on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any

antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.

What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be.

They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to

take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.

On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able

to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg)

if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.

The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming

out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I

sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose

of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local

anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give

a little more.

One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can

be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root

canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I

do *not* like pain at all!

Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body.

The last thing I want is to decompensate.

All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has

indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i

am on the path to healing.

Cheers,

>

> Thank you for this article.

> I have added it to the Links Library.

>

http://health.dir./group/ /links/TREATMENT_OF_HEPA\

TITIS_C_001253393566/Tylenol_001285784108/

>  

> love

> don in ks

>

>

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> You are welcome, Don.

>

> I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a ca

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TeriPersonally, I can not take any product that has aspirin. Too hard on my tummy. Then, Advil Liquid Gels worked wonders on my Fibro pain, until the Dr. just about choked. Seems it's no good for High Blood pressure. So, we are back at the acetaminophen. However, I did learn my lesson 8 years ago and hardly ever swallow a dose. Also learned that a lot of my headaches were actually from dehydration. If I drink a glass of water or two - headache is gone..The only problem that I see, is if people get panicked about the fact that they have to use an acetaminophen product. If it is used by most of us, well within the guidelines, we should not have a problem. Now, I do

understand wanting to be super careful about the acetaminophen used in prescription meds. As both articles I've seen now suggested, check out how many of your medications have the acetaminophen! Then you could get a much clearer answer to how much you are taking.Gloria

And those are all very different medications.... but that's like how in the south, they call everything 'Coke" Pepsi, 7-up, root beer, it's all coke to them.. then they will ask you which kind of coke you want! Here, they call it pop. Tylenol and aspirin are two very different medications.. they work on different parts of the brain. Actually, an aspirin is better for you than the damn tylenol is.

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

thanks teri :)I got the article from HCV Support, I think that it was a great article and people ned to read it. You know I used to all Tylenol aspirin and people used to yell at me, saying it was Acetaminophen. ever really understood why people here get so emotional about when somebody who knows nothing about health cares makes a mistake, I used to say you take Tylenol for a headache, it was so bad a year ago I had to call all OTC stuff Tylenol, advil, aleive, bayer, etc all headache meds.

On Jan 23, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Theresa Gottlieb wrote:

I just posted the link to the article.. I had it posted on my FB page and it was the same one you had posted on FB ny.On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Barrett <barrjohnm@...> wrote:

I think, not sure they are also looking into OTC drugs too, as some of the drugs say they are doing what the fda wants, maybe voluntarily, really not sure about all this. It seems to me that lately the fda is really out for this acetaminophen, wondering why it took so long. if you look at the labels for any of the OTC headache medicine waring for liver disease so I think that they all might be bad, maybe because of acetaminophen?

johnnyOn Jan 23, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Gloria wrote:

TeriI believe when you find that article, it's actually the prescriptions with high doses of acetaminophen that they are talking about having a very strong look at. They were not concerned about the OTC.

Gloria

Gloria.. there has been a lot of very recent info about Tylenol that is very bad. There is talk of the FDA pulling Tylenol from the over the counter market here in the US due to liver damage. Now I am going to hunt for that article I just read.....

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Gloria <gadamscan@...> wrote:

Are you doing treatment?? Definitely, they don't want you to have any dental work, if you are on treatment.

I still don't understand why everyone gets so concerned about Tylenol. The only times it's bad is if you become addicted to it like I did for years. I couldn't even tell you how many I would take in a day. Then, I understand about researching especially any pain medications for Tylenol.

But, if everyone would only take a Tylenol when they honestly need it, then we have no problem here. I certainly learned my lesson major big time!! It scared the crap out of me. I'm sure that I helped my liver get to cirrhosis because of that addiction. However, as I'm

typing this, I'm looking at a big bottle of Acetaminophen. It's been there for well over a month and I only took 3 of them.Gloria

You are welcome, Don.

I really liked your posting about living in a cave. I lived in a cave on top of seven waterfalls in Upper Sabino Canyon outside of Tuscon for about a month in 1969. I am sure I couldn't do that now, lol.

I found the article on Tylenol and NSAIDS because I am getting a tooth extracted on Monday and I want to make sure I know what I am doing with the medications I take.

What I have found is not fun...every medication involved with dentistry is hard on the liver or kidneys from the agent they use to numb your mouth..through any antibiotics you may take...to the pain killers they prescribe.

What surprised me the most was how harmful the dental numbing agents can be. They almost all have warnings about people with liver disease. I am going to take a whole bunch of anti-oxidants before my appointment.

On top of it all, I have decided not to stop my LDN which means I won't be able to take any opiate pain killers. I've decided on a low dose of Tylenol (325 mg) if I need a pain killer, but I'm hoping to get by without any.

The dentist thinks I could get by without any antibiotics, but the tooth coming out is an upper infected failed root canal that is very close to the sinus. I sought out a second opinion from an oral surgeon and he suggested 1 strong dose of Amoxicillin before the extraction. I also always ask for less local anesthesia then they normally use. If I start to feel pain they can always give a little more.

One thing I've discovered is that unless you have an abscess, a root canal can be almost painless...especially if the nerve is already dead. I had my last root canal done with almost no local anesthesia at all and guess what? No pain. And I do *not* like pain at all!

Having cirrhosis means I research every medication before it goes into my body. The last thing I want is to decompensate.

All I want now is for this extraction to be as routine as the dentist has indicated it should be. I'm kinda nervous and can't wait until it is over and i am on the path to healing.

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