Interesting. Funny how different doctors are with what they prescribe. I was only told none 2 for two weeks prior. So could you still use panadol since it is paracetemol?
We have been alternating Oxynorm at 6am, 12MD, 6pm, 12MN with paracetamol at 3am, 9am, 3pm, 9pm. Dr said to just give the paracetamol (we use Dymadon not Panadol but it's the same thing) and she's due now for the Oxynorm and seems to be fine so far. It is interesting, the nurse at the Royal Brisbane Children's Hospital where the procedure was done made it really really explicitly clear that she was to have absolutely no ibuprofen or aspirin.
oh yes, no aspirin or ibuprofen after surgery! as you probably remember, my Jacob had quite a bad bleed 2 weeks after his surgery, can't imagine how much worse it would've been... (if using blood thinning meds!)
so glad Jaz seems to have handled it well
J was only on dymadon, the docs wouldn't give him anything stronger because of the apnoea and the risk of it affecting his breathing, they were even really worried about putting him under to begin with.
Can you talk to the nurse/doctors about giving Jaz something like the painstop (like clover suggested) or something that wont affect her so badly?
The eating and drinking thing is really quite beneficial to their recovery, the more "scratchy" type foods they eat the better the wounds heal (sloughs off the scabs, so they can heal up, if the scabs build up they come off in one big clump and then you get bleeding...)
Last edited by STARRYSKY; September 19th, 2012 at 12:03 PM.
She went fine without the Oxynorm at midday, actually seems better without it, and is now sleeping soundly. Eating and drinking have picked up, still not to the desired level but doing better. I'm a little worried she's getting (or will get) dehydrated, the more I try to push the fluids the more she resists and then gets really distressed.
What about icy poles & jelly? Juice, cordial, lemonade. Anything is better than nothing.
A curly straw or drinking out of a glass? Or a slushy?
With DD when she was sick a few weeks ago, it was medicinalised red cordial in a syringe/panadol dropper. They use the red because its a drink that you kind of keep wanting
They also said that the fluid gets absorbed through the mouth as well, so not to worry if its not all swallowed (she was vomitting it back up).
Out of desperation with DD2's tonsillitis I was giving her coke & milkshakes. Milk may not have helped, but I needed to convince her she could swallow & I tried everything to bribe her!
Done ice cream, jelly, custard, milk, Breaka's, milkshakes of all descriptions, juice, smoothies, yoghurt, coke, ice chips, crushed ice, ice cubes, water, curly straws, medicine syringes... The nurse said any of that counts apparently!
I also just told her she could drink her bath water if she wanted to. I'm a bit desperate LOL! It seems like her tongue and jaw hurt too, which doesn't help. They must not be very gentle on those areas.
Its probably nice & warm where you guys are, but would she have some soup? Or honey & lemon tea? Um....an orange? Watermelon? Grapes?
She will improve soon. Maybe instead of trying to encourage her, you & S have something yummy & see if she asks for it? Will she just suck on ice? Is she up for playing games? Maybe somehow turn it into a game? Play fish & every time you both have to go fish, you have to have a sip of something too?
With DD2 I waited til she was asleep & tried to drip water & cordial into her mouth. Tried to do it slowly, but her swallow reflex would take over & she'd wake in pain That was before she was admitted. I know its not exactly the same, but I know how worried you'd be.
I'll try the game! She's a bit cluey now thought when it comes to me trying to get her to drink PMSL
She's had about 50mL since 3pm + some bath water (lol), which was a good effort since it's only been 3 hours. That brings today's total to about 200mL since midnight... She is so bloody stubborn.
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That was before she was admitted. I know its not exactly the same, but I know how worried you'd be.
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