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Re: Pain meds - so very frustrated
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 28 12:41:15 2009
Norco comes in different strengths of both the acetaminophen and the
hydrocodone, just as VIcodin does. I was given 5mg/325mg tablets after
my excision surgery.
At Wed, 28 Jan 2009, BrokenKitty wrote:
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>Right...but norco has a higher hydrocodone content. I think vicodin
>comes in 5 and 7.5 mg. and norco is 10 mg.
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>At Wed, 28 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>>I was wondering about that...
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>>At Tue, 27 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>>>Norco and Vicodin are the same thing. They are both trade names for a
>>>combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen.
>>>
>>>At Sat, 24 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>>>>I stopped going to the doc that gave me lupron. When I told him I was
>>>>still having pelvic pain he said I "shouldn't be" and started decreasing
>>>>my doses of pain meds. I plan on having excision surgery on Feb. 5
>>>>with Dr. Cook in Los Gatos, so I'm sort of between doctors and
>>>>desperately wondering how I'm going to make it through this next week.
>>>>I've never done pain patches, but dont you have to get that through a
>>>>doc? I also use over the counter stuff, but it only helps to a certain
>>>>degree, I really need something like vicodin to take the pain away. I
>>>>guess they'd rather I double up on norco than give me something more
>>>>appropriate. Then we get accused of being addicted...
>>>>
>>>>At Fri, 23 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>>>>>What does the doctor say who gave you the Lupron? Have you tried pain
>>>>>patches and adding OTC pain meds to any prescription you're taking? I
>>>>>use Advil and Vicodin...Have you heard of excision surgery? What part of
>>>>>the country are you in? I hope you get some real immediate relief! I'd
>>>>>be tempted to do something to get something stronger! this is not good,
>>>>>that we have to beg
>>>>>
>>>>>At Fri, 23 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I started my period for the first time two months after stopping the
>>>>>>lupron shot and it is absolutely killing me. I have been doubling and
>>>>>>tripling up on my Norco because honestly, one is just not helping. Its
>>>>>>not even taking the edge off. I went to urgent care with my medical
>>>>>>records explained my situation, told him that the norco wasn't working
>>>>>>and asked for something stronger...and he gave me more norco.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am losing my mind. I'm not crazy, the pain is really there. I told
>>>>>>the doc i was on medical leave for the endo and it was in one ear and
>>>>>>out the other. Over Christmas, my friend's mom cut her hand on a
>>>>>>mandolin and went to the same urgent care just in case she needed
>>>>>>stitches. They were going to give her vicodin but she said she didn't
>>>>>>want it. so they gave HER darvocet. WTF? If i can stop crying maybe I
>>>>>>will go to ER. I hate this.
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