Painkillers advice Started by: Belle265

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  • Belle265
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    February 9, 2013 at 9:57 am
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    Ok so I’m 3 days post op today and apart from a stuff/tight/numb feeling on my whole chest area I’m pretty much pain free. I have a very high pain threshold for whatever reason so haven’t been too bad at all so far but I’m wondering how long I have to keep taking the painkillers for? I think I should probably keep taking them just in case but as they’re co-codamol I’m pretty sure they’re making me even more bloated and I’m putting on weight rapidly! I’m also pretty swollen under my armpits so I was wondering g if it would be better to take something like ibuprofen but don’t know what’s allowed! ?

    ducky01 4
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    February 9, 2013 at 12:09 pm
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    Sounds like you’re listening to your body hun, you don’t have to take the cocodamol if you don’t need it, from day 4 I just took either ibuprofen or paracetamol but just made sure I didn’t take more than 8 in 24hrs, happy healing hun xx

    charlie1 -3
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    February 9, 2013 at 12:14 pm
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    I’m not sure about ibuprofen maybe ring the nurse and ask. I just took paracetamols from day 1 hun and I was fine stopped taking them on day 3 xx

    Emily
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    February 9, 2013 at 12:31 pm
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    I’m on day 3 aswell hun, and the co codamol have made me really ill so the nurse told me to not take them and take ibuprofen and paracetamol so you should be fine.
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    Vicky Jordan
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    February 9, 2013 at 1:14 pm
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    hi, co codamol made me quite blocked up too, made me feel dizzy, i was fine on paracetamol and ibuprofen after a few days xx

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