Actually, all kidding aside, pain and pain management is different for different people. I’ve found for myself I can greatly reduce the number of painkillers by taking just one when I feel it starting coming on again (ie – recurring pain) once I’ve had it subdued.
Not sure if I’ve explained it right, but it is more like keeping it away rather than waiting till you have to take a bunch of pills to make it go away again..
I have a fairly high tolerance for pain. When I had my gall bladder out i was really in pain and ask the doctor for a refill. He said my appointment was only 3 or 4 days away so I could wait. At my appointment my stomach was black and blue. The doctor said, "If I knew that I’d have given you more pain meds. If I ask for pain meds I need pain meds! I tend to wait too long to take pain meds. I need to start taking them earlier.
You have to be careful with OTC cold preparations to avoid acetaminophen poisoning. I have seen people OD by taking simultaneous maximal (or even supramaximal) doses of:
- cold medicine
- cough syrup
- pain pill
- fever medicine
all of which contained significant doses of acetaminophen.
orbenjawell Premium Member about 3 years ago
….not unlike the “make you ill pills” that Ringo Starr once remarked that Pete Best was probably taking, eh?………
Pickled Pete about 3 years ago
Actually, all kidding aside, pain and pain management is different for different people. I’ve found for myself I can greatly reduce the number of painkillers by taking just one when I feel it starting coming on again (ie – recurring pain) once I’ve had it subdued.
Not sure if I’ve explained it right, but it is more like keeping it away rather than waiting till you have to take a bunch of pills to make it go away again..
InTraining about 3 years ago
Joy, you better put his tube of hemorrhoid cream and a roll of TP on the table as well…!
paranormal about 3 years ago
I have a fairly high tolerance for pain. When I had my gall bladder out i was really in pain and ask the doctor for a refill. He said my appointment was only 3 or 4 days away so I could wait. At my appointment my stomach was black and blue. The doctor said, "If I knew that I’d have given you more pain meds. If I ask for pain meds I need pain meds! I tend to wait too long to take pain meds. I need to start taking them earlier.
posstockhoarder about 3 years ago
I think the clown picture covers this one perfectly!
donnagant622 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Can’t find it!
mfrasca about 3 years ago
You have to be careful with OTC cold preparations to avoid acetaminophen poisoning. I have seen people OD by taking simultaneous maximal (or even supramaximal) doses of:
- cold medicine
- cough syrup
- pain pill
- fever medicine
all of which contained significant doses of acetaminophen.