Living in the Light VII

[DonH]

Could not keep any of the Tylenol 3’s they prescribed down so her pain was escalating. I ended up taking her to emergency

They gave us morphine pills (doctor said 30% of the population do not do well on T3’s and she is one of them)

Wow. Sounds like the 1960s or 1970s are calling and they want their medical treatments and practices back. codeine? Morphine??? Dimenhydrinate? Your poor daughter! Maybe things are different up there? Maybe the dentist or oral surgeon is old? And the war on opioids often doesn’t help but 4 impacted wisdom teeth typically qualifies for at least a few days worth. The ER doc is correct about codeine and nausea/vomiting. It’s why they really have not been prescribed much in years. Zofran is often the go to and works very well although at least the Gravol knocked her out if nothing else. Nothing wrong wrong MS (morphine) but again not typically prescribed for stuff like this and can also cause more nausea than Vicodin (hydrocodone) which is pretty much standard for something like this - although studies have shown Tylenol and Ibuprofen given together works just or nearly as well. Had they just prescribed one of these in the first place you’d have saved a trip to the ER and her the agony. Nothing worse than being in pain and throwing up. I’ve got to wonder if $$$ played a part in using old generics or just outdated practices? Anyhow hope she feels better soon. She should be back to normal by the weekend.