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Posted 4/30/2010 7:18 PM (GMT 0)
I will be having my eye surgery next week. The pain meds they give after are percocets. I believe these are tylenol based. Is this ok to take without it affecting my UC?

 

Posted 4/30/2010 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
They are oxycodone with acetaminophen.

Shouldn't be any problem for UC....enjoy the pain relief.
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Posted 4/30/2010 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, it's tylenol plus the heavy duty stuff. I've taken more than my share of this in my life; it was the one thing I could take after my C sections, and then this year, first one doc prescribed it for my arthritis pain, and then I was prescribed it again after my hip surgery. I have never had any problems at all. If anything, it can be constipating, so you might need to adjust your diet accordingly. I have been thrilled since the hip surgery - the percoset allowed me to eat more salads and fruit than I've eaten in years!
Posted 4/30/2010 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
My doctor prescribed Hydrocodone/APAP 7.5 mg/500 mg tabs for pain. That is Tylenol based too. I take it very sparingly, as a matter of fact, my doctor actually hollered at me for NOT taking it in February when I was at the height of my flare and really having bad cramps. I took one pill once a week when I felt I couldn't stand the pain. I was blessed with a very high tolerance for pain. When I gave birth to my first daughter, the epidural only worked on one side, so it was like having natural childbirth. I didn't think the pain was all that bad. The pain with my UP that I suffered during and after my hospitalization in 08 was actually WORSE than giving birth.
Posted 4/30/2010 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
I took the generic version for 3 months for severe sciatica. Don't plan on even being able to understand cartoons. Works well for very bad pain.I couldn't get to and use the toilet without blacking out before I started on them. They do constipate and cause side effects like morphine(skin itching for one).
Posted 4/30/2010 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
I also didn't have a problem with percocet and my UC other than getting constipated.
Posted 4/30/2010 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
My PCP said regarding my lower left UC pain, "It's your choice if you want to be in pain." and prescribed Oxycodone 5MG/APAP (acetaminophen) 325 MG (genaric Percoset). She said that Vicodin was probably not enough and Percoset was probably about right.

I take anywhere from 3 or 4 per week to 1 o2 two per day depending on my level of pain, and have had no problems. My BM slowed a little, but for me, that’s not a bad thing.
Posted 4/30/2010 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
I had no UC problems with it. But it made me extremely sleepy--I could barely do anything else!
Posted 4/30/2010 11:43 PM (GMT 0)
When I had mono and had a constant migraine for 3 weeks my primary gave me percocet. It didn't do a darn thing for my headache or my UC. I had JUST gotten into remission and the percocet wasn't working so I tried oxycontin. That did it. Never bothered my tummy either.
Posted 5/1/2010 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
JB -
Wow, what a helpful chart! Thanks. Nice to know what I've been taking (though the hip experience.)
(BTW, I could be that long-lost sister.... :-)
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