Tummy Tuck with MR & Lipo: Will Percocet make me nauseous like Vicodin and Tramadol have?

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I'm having a full TT with MR and lipo. I am told I will get Percocet for post-op pain. I've never taken Percocet before. I have severe nausea when I take Vicodin or Tramadol (but for some reason not when I take Tussionex?). No problems with IV Morphine. Because of the TT with MR, I am afraid of vomiting. Is Percocet typically well-tolerated by someone like me? Pre-op is on Friday 1/22 and I will be given my prescriptions then, I want to make sure whatever I'm given doesn't make me nauseous.

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD, FACS · Answer

It sounds like you'll be okay, but make sure your plastic surgeon gives you a prescription for an anti-nausea medicine just in case.

Tom J. Pousti, MD · Answer

Given your concerns, it will it will be  important to communicate this concern/question with your plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist. The use of preoperative intravenous antinausea medication, “patches”, minimizing minimization of postoperative narcotics… may all be helpful measures.  Keep in mind, that the “power of the mind” is also very powerful; I have found that if patients go into surgery convinced that they will have nausea, that their concerns typically become a reality… Best wishes.

Tummy Tuck with MR & Lipo: Will Percocet make me nauseous like Vicodin and Tramadol have?

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