Is it ok to take codeine after tummy tuck?

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Is it okay to take codeine 5 weeks post-op?

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

IT is generally ok to take codeine 5 weeks after a tummy tuck but I would question if you should be having that much pain and I would prefer for you, if you were my patient, to transition to an over the counter analgesic such as tylenol, in recommended doses.

Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, FACS · Answer

It depends on what you are taking the codeine for.  If you are having significant pain in the area of surgery, I would suggest seeing your plastic surgeon to check and make sure all is OK.  If you are taking it for cough, that is another story.  Make sure you keep all your doctors, (internal medicine, plastic surgeon), aware of all the drugs that you are taking.

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

If you are requiring codeine 5 weeks after surgery then I would suspect that there may be a problem.  I would recommend that you see your surgeon if pain is still an issue.

	Dr. ES

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

At five weeks you shouldn't be experiencing the kind of discomfort that would require a codeine medication. If so, you should contact your doctor.

Peter A. Aldea, MD · Answer

Regarding: "Codeine After Tummy Tuck?   Is it okay to take codeine 5 weeks post-op?"

	Although people vary in their pain tolerance, the vast majority of my patients do not need prescription pain pills 2 weeks after Tummy Tuck surgery. To need pain pills for 5 weeks is unusual and you should be examined by your surgeon to make sure you have not suffered a complication.

	Dr. Peter Aldea

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Is it ok to take codeine after tummy tuck?

Answers (7)

Answer: Codiene and tummy tuck

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Answer: Majority of Women do NOT need to be taking Codeine 5 weeks after a Tummy Tuck

Answer: Majority of Women do NOT need to be taking Codeine 5 weeks after a Tummy Tuck

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