Please Help: Struggling with Liquid Meds

[TeacherBae 1]

Hello all, I just had my surgery on May 2nd and this recovery has been far more difficult than I expected. I'm really struggling with getting my 60 oz of Fluid / 60 g of Protein in and I feel like ONE of the reasons why is it takes me a while to get over drinking my liquid Tylenol. It's repulsive! I've been prescribed 20 mL every 6 hours and honestly I want to cry every time I'm due to take it. First off it's the worst tasting stuff I've ever had (to the point I gag when it goes down) and then it's so thick and viscous that it leaves me feeling super full and nauseous for almost an hour after I take it! Guess my question is two-fold: 1) Anyone know of options other than the liquid form of Tylenol and 2) How long did you feel you needed to stay on pain meds after your surgery? I got "nicked" during my surgery and still had an NG tube in my nose and a drain in my abdomen when I woke from surgery and I'm wondering if that's extending the amount of time I'll be in pain. TIA for any responses, I'm really struggling over here!

[sammy246 235]

I know which one you're talking about. They have a thinner liquid Tylenol that is red instead of the thick purple kind. I would ask if they can switch for you! Best of luck, I'm sorry you're miserable!

[sammy246 235]

Also, I would ask for an anti nausea med too.

[luckylimey 49]

Yes ask for a scopolamine patch. It works

[Mama V 23]

Do you still need the tylenol? I could t stand it, and only took it for one day. Blech. You might not need it at this point.

[FatPharm 21]

1 hour ago, TeacherBae said:

Hello all, I just had my surgery on May 2nd and this recovery has been far more difficult than I expected. I'm really struggling with getting my 60 oz of Fluid / 60 g of Protein in and I feel like ONE of the reasons why is it takes me a while to get over drinking my liquid Tylenol. It's repulsive! I've been prescribed 20 mL every 6 hours and honestly I want to cry every time I'm due to take it. First off it's the worst tasting stuff I've ever had (to the point I gag when it goes down) and then it's so thick and viscous that it leaves me feeling super full and nauseous for almost an hour after I take it! Guess my question is two-fold: 1) Anyone know of options other than the liquid form of Tylenol and 2) How long did you feel you needed to stay on pain meds after your surgery? I got "nicked" during my surgery and still had an NG tube in my nose and a drain in my abdomen when I woke from surgery and I'm wondering if that's extending the amount of time I'll be in pain. TIA for any responses, I'm really struggling over here!

Pharmacist here. Liquid acetaminophen is nasty. Ask for some tiny pain tablets. I've been on tablets since day 1 post op. I was sleeved on May 1 and have been taking small tablets or capsules since May 2. They gave me oxycodone 5mg for pain. They are very tiny tablets. They go down no problem for me. When I was on liquid pain med, they gave me the generic Lortab elixir (hydrocodone and acetaminophen.) It was strawberry flavored and not great, tasted like Chapstick and cough Syrup, but better than liquid Tylenol. I tried liquid Tylenol myself at home and didn't like how it sat or went down. Yuck. Ask for something else. It's not worth having your Fluid intake suffer and ending up dehydrated over liquid Tylenol.

[luckylimey 49]

I am with the pharmacist. I was given a hydrocodone pill in the hospital, in the evening after my surgery. They are not hard to get down. I have been taking my other meds by pill also every day - if you can get the hydrocodone or even tramadol, it should help more than the Tylenol. Be your advocate, call, discuss, and you make the decision with your surgeon.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I had Oxy pills, those were fun getting from the pharmacy, lol. It was so much drama.

I stopped taking my pills when I got home though because I wanted to drive, So I had pain pills but I didn't take them.

Just ask for pills, and the nausea medicine is good to have too, just in case.

Doctors work for you, don't forget that.

[kins117 104]

I got the Walgreens brand of liquid Tylenol and it tastes much better than the Tylenol brand. Not good, but much easier to get down.

[FatPharm 21]

Even Tylenol tablets or caplets should be no problem to get down if you don't want to go the Rx pain med route. They are not very large.

[Kiwi_N_Rio 36]

Hello all, I just had my surgery on May 2nd and this recovery has been far more difficult than I expected. I'm really struggling with getting my 60 oz of Fluid / 60 g of Protein in and I feel like ONE of the reasons why is it takes me a while to get over drinking my liquid Tylenol. It's repulsive! I've been prescribed 20 mL every 6 hours and honestly I want to cry every time I'm due to take it. First off it's the worst tasting stuff I've ever had (to the point I gag when it goes down) and then it's so thick and viscous that it leaves me feeling super full and nauseous for almost an hour after I take it! Guess my question is two-fold: 1) Anyone know of options other than the liquid form of Tylenol and 2) How long did you feel you needed to stay on pain meds after your surgery? I got "nicked" during my surgery and still had an NG tube in my nose and a drain in my abdomen when I woke from surgery and I'm wondering if that's extending the amount of time I'll be in pain. TIA for any responses, I'm really struggling over here!

The liquid pain medicine tasted awful. It would make me nautious. So, my NP prescribed Narco for me. The pills are easy to get down and only require a drink of Water. My surgery was on 4/24 and at my one week post op check I was still experiencing a lot of pain so I was prescribed a muscle relaxer. I take it twice a day and don't need the narco anymore. Call your Dr and ask for something in pill form

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