Norco dose frequency

[Horace]

@George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

How many pills did he prescribe?

There are 30 in the bottle

[Horace]

I also got tramadol for use after the norco is gone

[Jolly]

When the wife had kidney surgery, the Norco 10/325 rule was not to exceed six/day. At one point, she also received morphine, IV push in the ED, on a subsequent really bad day. Opioid on top of opioid.

I think I'd follow doc's advice and supplement with acetaminophen, being careful not to exceed max dosage. Liver toxicity ain't fun, either.

[Jolly]

Dumb question of the day...

Can you stack Ibuprofen and Norco? Aren't they different pathways?

[Horace]

@Jolly said in Norco dose frequency:

Dumb question of the day...

Can you stack Ibuprofen and Norco? Aren't they different pathways?

I hope so, because I just took some ibuprofen.

[Mik]

There has been considerable noise lately that ibuprofen and acetaminophen together is better than opiates. That may just be a reaction to all the hubub about opiates.

[Horace]

By state law, I was prescribed narcan to go along with my opioid pills.

[kluurs]

Day 1 is always ugly. I hope things back off by Day 3.

[Mik]

Really? For Norco?

Wow.

[George K]

Yeah, stack the ibuprofen alternating with the acetaminophen. Basically, take one dose every three hours.

Noon - Norco plus extra acetaminophen.
3 PM - ibuprofen (400-600) or naproxen - 400
6 PM - Norco plus extra acetaminophen

Etc.

[Horace]

Sounds like a plan. Thanks George.

[George K]

If you take the Norco every 6 hours, you'll have a week's worth - 4 pills a day. But don't prn it. Take it round the clock. Don't let the pain get ahead of you so you're playing catch-up.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in Norco dose frequency:

Sounds like a plan. Thanks George.

Don't worry, the bill is in the mail.

[Horace]

@Jolly said in Norco dose frequency:

@Horace said in Norco dose frequency:

Sounds like a plan. Thanks George.

Don't worry, the bill is in the mail.

They do bill separately. The surgery center bills, the surgeon bills, and the anesthesiologist bills. I paid for the surgery center when I got there yesterday, $1400 since my deductible hasn't been covered yet.

The anesthesiologist for my surgery called me the night before to make sure I was fully informed about everything, I appreciated that. But then at the surgery there was a last minute replacement and I had a different guy. I've had last minute replacements of anesthesiologists for two of my last three surgeries now.

[George K]

How are you doing this afternoon?

[Horace]

Norco works. I feel fine as long as I keep the leg elevated and don't move.

[George K]

@Horace I imagine, with a tendon repair, the surgeon wants the leg immobilized for quite a while to allow healing and scarring to set in.

[Horace]

@George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

@Horace I imagine, with a tendon repair, the surgeon wants the leg immobilized for quite a while to allow healing and scarring to set in.

yes, one month before I'm allowed to bend it.

[Mik]

Did they put a brace on it to keep it from bending?

[Horace]

@Mik said in Norco dose frequency:

Did they put a brace on it to keep it from bending?

Yes. Much better than my previous tendon repair where they used a cast. A full leg cast which pressed against the top of my foot whenever I stood up to walk and which became extremely painful over time. These things are apparently surgeons' preference, cast or brace. There's no reason to use a cast, other than not trusting the patient to keep the brace on, I suppose.