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KaffeeKlatsch · Marc Jacobs

percocet problem

Bastet · Kate Spade

I had percoset after I had my appendix out. My doc told me not to take it on an empty stomach. I couldn't get any food down, and had the same problems as you. I would try to take it with a liquid, like soup or a smoothie. Something as close to "food" as you can eat with your tooth pain. I started with v8 juice and moved up to tomato soup. It helped a little, but I was still too loopy to function very well.

KaffeeKlatsch · Marc Jacobs

Thanks Bastet...I think V-8 might be the way to go...applesauce isn't helping much.

relrel · Marc Jacobs

This won't quite help you now, but tell your dentist to give you something else when you go back. If Percocet isn't right for your system, there's plenty other pain meds that he can give you.

My sister had a really nasty reaction to Vicodin when she got her wisdom teeth out. After two days of throwing up, we went back and got her different meds. I forget what she got put on instead, though.

Broth is also a good starter food, a little broth every so often and hopefully you should be able to work up to larger amounts of food.

clothes_horse · Dooney & Bourke

ugh. i totally feel your pain. i had a bunch of wisdom teeth taken out last summer.
i agree with the other girls, maybe it doesn't go well with your system. i basically lived off things like soup, pudding, hot cereal (malt o meal, oatmeal, etc.), scrambled eggs, bread broken up into small peices, things like that. the smoothie idea is great. you could add all sorts of things to them to make them more filling.
hope you feel better soon!

Kelly · Hermes

Don't forget the ever-important milkshake!!

KaffeeKlatsch · Marc Jacobs

Thanks all...I'm not doing so well...this medication is making me feel very sick and weak but not doing much for the pain.

Suasoria · Chanel

I would ask for an alternative - Vicodin, Norco, Darvocet, Ultram - there are lots.

NCshopper · Hermes

I'd call the doc or the nurse, explain the problem and see if they can call in another prescription. There are a few different prescription pain meds, like Suasoria said, and getting you on another one shouldn't be a problem. I think people react to meds in different ways, so this is probably something they've dealt with before. Take care of yourself and I hope you feel better soon!

Tati · Chanel

leah leanna-

I'm just reading this! How are you? I'm sure youre better by now....but did you get your mendication changed?
you poor thing!

KaffeeKlatsch · Marc Jacobs

Hi Tati: I am feeling better now at the end of the week! I ended up splitting the doses in half for both the percocet and penicillin which helped. And I spent a week living on room temperature soups and applesauce. Next week I'll have the 2nd half of the root canal done and the dentist will 'rebuild' half the tooth for me so I don't look like a gap-toothed freak! ;)

Suasoria · Chanel

So glad you're doing better!

KaffeeKlatsch · Marc Jacobs

Thanks S! I've had to reschedule the 2nd appt as I've got that nasty cold/flu thing that's going around. But thankfully I'm not in pain.

Tati · Chanel

gossipgirl · Dooney & Bourke

Ugh, hang in there and hope you feel better soon!