December 12, 2005
just out of curiousity . . .
. . . how much Tylenol can one medium-sized person take in, say, a 24 hour period before she starts to worry about things like, oh, liver failure?
Just wondering.
Updated to add: I DO have a strep infection! Who says I can’t diagnose myself? I spent an hour and a half (of my next-to-last completely kid-free day until the New Year) at the Urgent Care center; I was finally swabbed by a nurse who had clearly been outside smoking RIGHT before she came to take my vitals, and diagnosed by a doctor with NO sense of humor. None. Nada! ZIP! I made a very funny joke about how I could self-diagnose, it was the prescribing part that got me, and he just looked at me. Then again, I was running a fever, so maybe it wasn’t that funny. But he put me on an antibiotic that I have to take THREE times a day for TEN days, and it’s already making me sick to my stomach. NO sense of humor. Nothing.
Every single part of my body hurts, including my liver, although that may be from all the Tylenol. And now Henry is having a tantrum because I won’t let him open Christmas presents. Good times!
I’ll be back when I can sit up without getting woozy.
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December 12th, 2005 at 2:42 pm, Homestead Says:
Screw the tylenol. If you are truly sick go with Theraflu & Wild Turkey.
You think I’m kidding, don’t you?
Put on your jammies & sit on the edge of the bed and drink it down if a few big gulps…. because if you aren’t on the edge of the bed you WILL NOT make it to bed and will wake up several days later passed out on the floor with Captain Crunch stuck to the side of your face…. oh wait, that’s a different story…..
I don’t know why it works (maybe you would recover in that passed-out time period even if you were awake… but it is so much more pleasant to be dead-unconscious), but the theraflu/booze thing really works…. Uncle Mo (not really my uncle) swears by it and says it MUST be Wild Turkey.
Go ahead… try Redneck Medicine. You’ll like it.
December 12th, 2005 at 4:34 pm, Andie D. Says:
My pediatrician is the one who introduced me to the “wheel of pain relief”. You can take pain meds every THREE hours.
Take Tylenol, and then ibuprofen three hours later. Then Tylenol again three hours after that. Cool, huh?
A double dose of Nyquil works too (if you don’t have to get up w/the kids - ’cause you won’t be able to).
December 12th, 2005 at 6:55 pm, Jenorama Says:
Oh ick. I think Homestead’s comment is hilarious!
December 12th, 2005 at 7:54 pm, Laura Says:
Or you could just drink an entire bottle of Nyquil and pass out for a couple days. My bunkmate in the army did that. It went over really well. Oh, and in regards to ibuprofen? You can take more than that paltry 600. We used to have the big orange 800 pills and were encouraged to take 2 every 3 hours. Nothing hurts after that. I do like the Wild Turkey idea, though….
December 12th, 2005 at 8:24 pm, Chag Says:
Doctors just love it when you self-diagnose, don’t they? For added fun, just mention WebMD.
God, your kids must get out early for the Christmas holiday break! Zoey’s last day is next Monday.
December 12th, 2005 at 9:12 pm, Kara Says:
feel better, you sweet thing.
hey, ‘know why they cup that comes with the nyquil is made of plastic? so you won’t hurt yourself as you hit the deck.
would theraflu wotk with vodka?
word verification: grrmh
(grr, my head!)
December 12th, 2005 at 9:21 pm, MamaChristy Says:
Hope you feel better soon…
I HATE it when doctors don’t have a sense of humor. Seems like medical school just sucks it right out of many of them. It’s the all book-smart and no street-smart kind of thing.
Chag is right: doctors toally tune you out if you mention WebMD. I think they are just irritated that “normal” people have access to useful, medical info.
December 13th, 2005 at 5:55 am, Felicity Says:
Jeez I hope you feel better soon. The last time I was sick, I stood sweating over the stove while reiterating, “I AM SICK! I HAVE BRONCHITIS!” while everyone in the house continued to expect me to do, well, everything. Just another picture in the book of Why Felicity Got Divorced Again.
December 13th, 2005 at 6:28 am, Misfit Hausfrau Says:
I’m with Homestead. Theraflu & Wild Turkey CAN’T be anything but good for you.
And BTW, you have mentioned several times now that you go to the Emergency Medical Quickie Marts. I think it might be time for you to hold open auditions for a funny family doctor.
December 13th, 2005 at 6:37 am, Susan Says:
Hausfrau, I think you’re right. I have a very funny ob/gyn (who cracked jokes WHILE delivering my children!) but she’s useless to me in any crisis not involving my girl parts, sadly. So yes, I will get me a good practical doctor. ASAP. But funny! Like, uh, George Clooney funny. Mmmmmm . . . .
December 13th, 2005 at 8:47 am, Kristen Says:
Susan, this is one of my biggest rants - that most people *have* to self-diagnose these days. It’s either that or have a drug thrown at you every time you go to the dr., regardless of what your problem might be. We don’t have time, so here’s a prescription! Bye now! I like Chag’s suggestion about mentioning WebMD, too. Rub a little salt in it, you know?!
December 13th, 2005 at 8:57 am, kyra Says:
i hate a doctor without a sense of humor. where’s the fun in the ER if you can’t crack a few jokes?
sending well wishes and hopes for LOTS of good rest and a few shots of redneck medicine.
December 13th, 2005 at 9:04 am, Mary P. Says:
My doctor gave me this tidbit: there’s a mg/kg dosage on all meds that is not written on the package. The directions on the package are conservative - lawsuits and all that, so you can generally go higher quite safely. You could phone your doctor and find out what the dosage for your own personal weight actually is.
December 13th, 2005 at 10:02 am, Mrs Big W Says:
I don’t know about Tylenol, but I do know that after taking an entire box of Benadryl you can still pee.
December 13th, 2005 at 12:05 pm, Candace Says:
Aren’t we the sickies? I have a sinus infection and I can barely feel the keys as I type. And yes, I think those are related phenomena. Phenomenon? Whatever.
But I got the crappy generic Zithromax stuff that never, ever works for me but that my doctor insists on giving me first. So we’ll go through the five days and I’ll still feel like crap so then I’ll have to take the big boys, as it were.