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I am allergic to lortab/vicodin and the like, so I had darvocet pills. You can get darvocet made into a suspension, but it's expensive. The pharmacist told me to crush them up and mix with hershey's chocolate Syrup. It wasn't bad at all.

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I was given liquid Hydrocodone, it worked really good, too good, I had trouble not relying on it and eventually had too wean myself off it. It did taste bad, but I was in so much pain for about the first week after my surgery, I didn't care!

Theresa:lol:

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Anybody else get pills? I have Darvocet from an ankle injury that really helps and this Loratab isn't so I'm curious as to whether or not I should take that. When I'm sitting or laying and holding still no pain at all. It's only when I move and I have two children and three dogs....I have to more. That and I've been walking as much as possible. Surgery was yesterday.

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You can have the pharmacist add flavoring to the Lortabs Elixir for about $2. Mine recommended watermelon flavor because he said it was the strongest flavoring they had. I never actually took any of the pain meds, but curiosity being what it is, I stuck my finger in it and tasted. Still tasted medicine-y but not gag-me terrible.

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HAHA!!!! What meds? :lol: The only ones they gave me were in the hospital and when I was released last Saturday, I was told CHILDRENS liquid TYLENOL!!!!! :thumbup: I found Tylenol Extra Strength in liquid form at Walgreens and thats what I have been taking. I WISH I was prescribed something, but alas....Im OK (I guess...)

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I have the Loritab elixir too. It is pretty gross, and it hasn't helped me either. I mean, it maybe BARELY dulls the pain, but it's never that noticeable. Whyyy??

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I also received Loratab also. The taste was horrendous. It did not do much for my pain. Since most of my pain came from the gas left in my abdomen.

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My surgeon didn't think pills were any big deal. I had Vicodin 5/500. Still have no problem taking pills

I also had a pain relief pump called the On-Q Pain Relief System

it was put in/on my while I was still sedated from surgery and then taken out before I left the hospital. It's supposed to stay in for 3 days or so but it wasn't placed correctly on me so they took it out the day after surgery instead. They say it really helps but since it wasn't on correctly it actually caused more pain.

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I had Morphine Elixir...Simply amazing.

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In the hospital I had a PCA with dilaudid. Hydrocodone does not work for me at all and never has with any past surgeries so I went home with dilaudid tabs.

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Extra strength Liquid Tylenol was all I needed. I only took it for 2 days. Walking was what I needed for the gas which was the worst of it. Good luck on your journey.

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