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Re: Pain Killers

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 15:48:34 -0600 (CST)

Randi I apologize because I don't entirely remember, but I TIHNK I have heard that you must tell your doctor before surgery that you are on Metformin because of... something. Some way it interacts with either the pain medication or the anesthesia. I'm really sorry I can't remember the details on that. I'm glad you called your doctor though and I hope someone else knows what I am talking about!

At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Randi wrote: >
>Might sound like a stupid question, but does being on Met and Spiro
>affect the way a pain killer like Percocet or Vicodin reacts to your
>body (like less effective)? I had some oral surgery on Friday, and
>although the pain has gone down a bit, I don't feel like it's working as
>well as I'd like or assumed it would. After speaking with the doctor
>this morning, I just increased the dosage on the Vicodin.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>--
>Randi
>

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Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org



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