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Norco dose frequency

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  • HoraceH Horace

    Sounds like a plan. Thanks George.

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    George K
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    #24

    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.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • HoraceH Horace

      Sounds like a plan. Thanks George.

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      @Horace said in Norco dose frequency:

      Sounds like a plan. Thanks George.

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

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • JollyJ Jolly

        @Horace said in Norco dose frequency:

        Sounds like a plan. Thanks George.

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

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        Horace
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        #26

        @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.

        Education is extremely important.

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          #27

          How are you doing this afternoon?

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            #28

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

            Education is extremely important.

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            • HoraceH Horace

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

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              @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.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG 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.

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                @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.

                Education is extremely important.

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

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • MikM Mik

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

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                    @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.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                      I'd scream bloody murder if they tried to put me in a cast for that. Glad you have the brace.

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        I was assertive on at least one thing for this surgery, no nerve block. They would have done one otherwise. Last time I had a nerve block, on my arm from the shoulder, the surgery failed (probably coincidence) and when the block wore off my shoulder was clicking in places it never clicked, and did not feel right.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • HoraceH Horace

                          I was assertive on at least one thing for this surgery, no nerve block. They would have done one otherwise. Last time I had a nerve block, on my arm from the shoulder, the surgery failed (probably coincidence) and when the block wore off my shoulder was clicking in places it never clicked, and did not feel right.

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                          George K
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                          @Horace nerve blocks for knee surgery are wonderful things. THey're also great for shoulders.

                          There are two problems with them.

                          1. They're not 100% successful and very very dependent on the skill of the practitioner. I was good with blocks for knee, etc. I was also pretty good with blocks for hand surgery. Not good with shoulders - I usually asked one of my partners to do it for me. I knew my limits.

                          2. They wear off at an inopportune time - usually 6 - 8 hours. One surgeon I used to work with wanted no blocks for his shoulder cases, because he didn't want to get called at midnight because Mr. X's pain is out of control. Let them wake up with pain, and we'll control it.

                          I doubt the clicking had anything to do with the block (I assume they stuck a needle in your neck, right?). More likely a consequence of the surgery.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Friday
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                            Just want to add that you should take a stool softener daily when on the norco. Or drink prune juice. Narcotics tend to be constipating.

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                            • F Friday

                              Just want to add that you should take a stool softener daily when on the norco. Or drink prune juice. Narcotics tend to be constipating.

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                              @Friday said in Norco dose frequency:

                              Just want to add that you should take a stool softener daily when on the norco. Or drink prune juice. Narcotics tend to be constipating.

                              Thanks for the reminder. I just ordered some medicine for that and it'll get here today.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                                #38

                                @Horace, update?

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • George KG George K

                                  @Horace, update?

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                                  @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

                                  @Horace, update?

                                  Still have significant pain when the pills wear off. Taking ibuprofen and norco as you suggested. Keeping the leg elevated is important, but I need help with that because even with the support of my good leg, I can't help but flex the quad a little. I need someone to lift the leg whenever I get into or out of bed, or whenever I rest the calf on the piano bench when I sit at my computer. I am being very careful.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    Axtremus
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                                    @Horace, congratulations on the successful surgery.
                                    Sorry to hear that you are still in pain.
                                    Hope you get well soon.

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                                      Are you supplementing with more acetaminophen?

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        Are you supplementing with more acetaminophen?

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                                        @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

                                        Are you supplementing with more acetaminophen?

                                        No, I don't have any of that. Just ibuprofen.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • HoraceH Horace

                                          @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

                                          Are you supplementing with more acetaminophen?

                                          No, I don't have any of that. Just ibuprofen.

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                                          @Horace said in Norco dose frequency:

                                          @George-K said in Norco dose frequency:

                                          Are you supplementing with more acetaminophen?

                                          No, I don't have any of that. Just ibuprofen.

                                          Get you some! It’ll make a huge difference.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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