Tylenol with codeine.. Yikes!!

[epcotfan]

She should have food in her stomach. She should take it with a bit of children's dramamine. Codeine bothers my stomach as well so I always have to take it with food and a couple of gravol (dramamine)

 

[LuvN~Travel]

When my daughter had her T&A they also gave her Tylenol/Codeine. However, it gives her headaches, so she quickly switched to just plain Tylenol. They also gave her a really large bottle of it two years ago, after her last facial surgery. She didn't use much of it then either. But! It sure came in handy in December when I injured my back! Great stuff and I don't get the headaches.
Kim

 

[Tanuki]

I had a similar experience when I had my surgery a few years ago.

The ENT doctor gave me my prescriptions a few days before so I could have things ready at home (it was outpatient surgery).

I remember looking at that big bottle of Tylenol with Codeine, along with another prescription for narcotic pain pills (percocet) and thinking "man, this must be going to hurt".

As it turned out I didn't need all of it.

 

[Shugardrawers]

C. Ann just wondering how she's doing today?

 

[YourMajesty]

Wow, I am pretty familiar with phenergan (shots and pill form), but have never heard of it in a gel form.

It really looks more like an ointment. Walgreens made it for us. It was really nice because it didn't require swallowing. The pain med we were given had alcohol in it. It was terrible tasting and it burned. That seemed cruel for someone that just had their tonsils out (well for a 5 year old). I've taken cough meds with hydrocodone that tasted like kool-aid....but the pain meds were terrible.

 

[rascalmom]

My younger dd gets car sick - we mentioned this to a pharmacist patient of my dh & he told us about the Phergan gel. We take it on car trips now - works great!

 

[ash&abby'smom]

Last year when my dd had hers removed, she threw up on the ride home. Part of it is from the anesthesia they gave her. I was also given a script for phenagran (suppository form). I used that for her and that helped with the vomitting. Also help her rest. She is really going to need that Tylenol for several days. Make sure to wake her to give it to her. It's really important not to let it wear off, because it will be really difficult for her to swallow it down because of the pain.

I also remember dd smelling awful. With the anesthesia and medicine coming out of her pores. She definately needs to keeps low for her recovery. I'm suprised they are letting her return to school in 7 days, dd had to stay out for 14 days. Good luck and keep us posted on her recovery.

 

[TiggerStac]

My DS had his tonsils and adnoids out right after Christmas. His ENT would not prescribe tylenol w/codeine for him, due to his age. He said he should be fine w/regular tylenol and just keep giving him the dose (I got the liquid form) He said he usually won't prescribe w/codeine until they are around 8-9. I agree with his decisions 100% and wouldn't have felt comfortable giving my 4 year old codeine...that stuff messes me up, I can imagine what it would do to a 4 year old...

 

[Mskanga]

My daughter had her adenoids removed last June and she was given vicodin for pain relief , she never finished the first prescription and never used the refill , but it came handy when she broke her collarbone and the doctor told her to take 'tylenol' , instead and with her family doctor's ok I gave her the remaining vicodin , she could not possibly get by in that kind of pain with just tylenol.

 

[momo3hods]

My daughter had her tonsils out two weeks ago and only took the tylenol with codeine for the first 24 hours. It burned her throat too much so she couldn't swallow it without crying. We switched her to regular tylenol and she did fine.. just keep them on it every four hours.
Hope your granddaughter is doing better...

 

[slo]

When my DD had her tonsils and adnoids out she was 3 1/2 years old and she was perscribed the Tylenol w/ codine too. When I got it I thought, she'll be sleeping like a baby and instead it really reved her up - so I stopped giving it to her. I gave her regular Motrin instead.

If you are uncomfortable giving it to her, then I wouldn't. My DD did just fine without it.

 

[luvwinnie]

I would try reg. liquid Children's tylenol. Vomiting after getting tonsils out has to be VERY painful. I had mine out at 18 and it was VERY painful, but the reg. tyl. and ice pops helped a lot.

 

[C.Ann]

Well the Motrin alone wasn't doing the trick so a quick call to the doctor suggested using both the TC and the Motrin - spaced out over a period of time.. The vomiting has stopped (thank goodness) and yesterday she had a REALLY good day - as long as we didn't allow the pain meds to wear off.. Today is a BAD day.. Just so happens the nurse from the hospital called and she said at day 5 (today) it could be that the scabs are beginning to fall off and it will be a tough few days..

I'll be so glad when this is all over with.. I HATE seeing her in pain and not feeling well and me feeling as though my hands are tied.. She's been eating quite a bit of ice cream (finally) but wants no part of the popscicles.. She's drinking lots of water (no interest in apple juice or anything else) and has been eating lukewarm chicken noodle soup.. Last night she had some mashed potatoes and applesauce and she really seemed to enjoy that and she held it down with no problems..

Thank goodness this is a surgery that only has to be done ONCE in a persons lifetime!! LOL

 

[Crankyshank]

Actually tonsils can grow back, so you can possibly have them out more than once. My ENT contemplated having me repeat my tonsil & adenoid surgery.

My parents found out I was allergic to codeine after I had my tonsils out. So they dosed me pretty well with childrens tylenol and lots of popsicles and soup.

 

[kitn]

My then 4 year old daughter ad her tonsils out in may and she got really constipated by the tylonal with codine. It was awful. We had to give her a laxitive to finally make her go. Needless to say I did not refill the bottle or use much of the first one. She was fine with just regular Tylonal.

 

[C.Ann]

My then 4 year old daughter ad her tonsils out in may and she got really constipated by the tylonal with codine. .

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This was something I was very concerned about, but thankfully it hasn't been an issue for her.. If it were ME taking all that TC, I'd be in a BIG heap of trouble!!

 

[Rex Rules]

I have never been able to take codeine - makes me sicker than a dog - and considering I've only had it prescribed when I had surgery, being even sicker is the last thing you want. I also had incredible itching when I took it - an itch like you have never known, like something was crawling UNDER my skin - especially on my face and scalp. It was awful.

 

[C.Ann]

I have never been able to take codeine - makes me sicker than a dog - and considering I've only had it prescribed when I had surgery, being even sicker is the last thing you want. I also had incredible itching when I took it - an itch like you have never known, like something was crawling UNDER my skin - especially on my face and scalp. It was awful.

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That's the way my adult DD is with TC.. They usually give her Lortabs instead.. If I were to take even half a Lortab, you would be pulling my head out of the toilet.. LOL

Interesting how different people react to meds..

 

[cepmom]

C.Ann ~ hope you dgd feels better. My DD16 had her tonsils and adenoids removed and tubes put in her ears when she was 6 ~ it was horrible. She was vomiting as soon as she woke up from surgery! She did okay with the regular Tylenol ~ I didn't want to give her Tylenol w/Codeine either since I was afraid it would make her vomit again. One thing to be careful of ~ 1 week after her surgery, she woke up in the middle of the night complaining and asking for some water. When I turned on the light to get her a drink I noticed blood n her mouth and nightgown. I had strict instructions to call if there was any bleeding and I had to rush her to the emergency room to have the tonsil area re-cauterized. I guess the scab fell off to soon and started to bleed again. There was quite a bit of blood in her stomach they said.

I think she had solid food to soon which may have been the reason the scab fell off early ~ some kind soul brought her some brownies to eat ~ at that point she was so sick of ice cream, soup, jello and popsicles that she jumped at the chance to have a brownie. I guess it was little too soon!

 

[C.Ann]

One thing to be careful of ~ 1 week after her surgery, she woke up in the middle of the night complaining and asking for some water. When I turned on the light to get her a drink I noticed blood n her mouth and nightgown. I had strict instructions to call if there was any bleeding and I had to rush her to the emergency room to have the tonsil area re-cauterized.

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Yep! That's one of the instructions they were adamant about.. As I was saying in my earlier post, yesterday she was feeling GREAT and was playing quietly in her room.. She came out of her room to ask me for something and her lips were BLOOD red!! I thought I was going to pass out!! Then I realized it was her play make-up and said, "Hmmmm.. I think we need to be coloring and drawing instead.."

If nothing else, I guess that proved that I have a pretty strong ticker - LOL..

The doc okayed ice cream, popscicles, jello, pudding, lukewarm soups, lukewarm mashed potatoes, lukewarm watery oatmeal, and applesauce - so that's her yummy diet for now.. LOL