Reply #5: tblue is right - don't wait for the pain to come back before taking the pain meds [View All]

[csziggy]

When I had oral surgery last fall, the doctor had me taking a half tab of Vicodin every two hours. He wrote up a schedule for every med I was to take for the first 24 hours - and called me that evening to make sure I was doing OK. Sweetest, most caring doctor I have ever had.

Take the pain meds religiously - you might try the half tab more often than prescribed, but call your doctor or pharmacist. Ice it as much as you can. I did good with eating sorbet and pudding for the first several days - nothing warm. Yogurt would have been better but I hate yogurt.

Good luck.