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Re: Avascular Necrosis
My wife has been daignosed with this condition and is in a lot of pain
(right hip). Her physician has grudgingly given her tylenol with codeine
(the lightest dose of codeine). Since she is allergic to so many drugs, I
was wondering if there is something else, such as voltarin (I take it for
bunion pain), she could take.
Hi herb ... sorry to hear about your wife's pain.
What she requires is a consistant degree of analgesia - any one of a wide range of currently used NSAID's might well satify her need. it would take some time and some discipline to make a good choice.
It sounds as if her physician ia a conservative and careful therapist.
Some facts :- acaminophen (Tylenol) comes in many formulations
with codeine -
individual acetaminophen dose from 300 to1,000 mg., max. daily 4,000 mg.
.. codeine dose from 15 to 60 mg., max. daily 360 mg.
doses may be increased to every 4 hours (without exceeding the max.)
Another tenet when changing to a new therapy - always start with a low dosage and, if found ineffective, slowly work up the chain until an effective level is found. Sounds like wife's physician is on that path . Discuss it with him/her.
Best wishes to you and your wife.