Painkillers while TTC

mari520 · May 2018

I'm FREAKING OUT! I had surgery to have my wisdom tooth removed last week and was prescribed a high dosage of Ibuprofen and Hydrocodone with Acetaminophen which I took because the pain was so bad. I was TTC the week before during my ovulation period. Should I be concerned that if I were pregnant, the baby's health could be compromised? Anyone else ever experience a similar situation while TTC? Just read up on it and I'm worried...

suzycupcake · May 2018

mari520 said:

I'm FREAKING OUT! I had surgery to have my wisdom tooth removed last week and was prescribed a high dosage of Ibuprofen and Hydrocodone with Acetaminophen which I took because the pain was so bad. I was TTC the week before during my ovulation period. Should I be concerned that if I were pregnant, the baby's health could be compromised? Anyone else ever experience a similar situation while TTC? Just read up on it and I'm worried...

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OP, if you are super concerned, maybe place a call to your doctor in the morning. We really cannot help you with this.

Also, read the pinned posts at the top of this board and jump into the newbie intro thread when you're ready.

holly321 · May 2018

I second what @suzycupcake said, but will say I was having surgery last summer while TTC, my obgyn was well aware and had no concerns.

snarkles · May 2018

I also third what @suzycupcake said, but...

TW, mentions previous pregnancy and child

two days after I found out I was pregnant, I was in the hospital with a hemorrhaged and ruptured cyst. I had to have emergency surgery because I was still bleeding. While I was in recovery, the doctor prescribed certain pain meds.
ETA:
After my c-section with DD, I was given percocet, which they said was too strong to take while pregnant, but safe for baby while BFing.

Be sure to talk to your doctor, and let them know you are TTC. Most doctors will change prescriptions if they know that you are trying. But, we are not doctors, so we can't tell you whether you are okay or not.

AlohaKumu · May 2018

I'm going to give the OP the benefit of the doubt for this query, since this is actually a really important question for TTC in general and someone searching the forums might come across this information. (After all, we do allow questions, as long as they are legit and not "am I KTFU?" whining.)

Back in the day when I thought TTC was going to happen in the blink of an eye, I freaked out when I had a rash and I didn't know if I could take Benadryl. Obviously, you need to talk to a medical professional any time you are concerned about medication while TTC. In general, regular Tylenol is not an NSAID, so it is usually considered to be safe. (This is what my doctor said I could take while doing my IVF treatments.)

In this case, you've already taken the medication, so there's not really anything to do, aside from share your concerns with your doctor. But for anyone else TTC, try to be proactive and share your concerns with your medical team ahead of time. If that's not possible, see if your insurance has a 24/7 help nurse call line available.

mari520 · May 2018

Thanks everyone. I will read newby post.

dreamscapes_ · May 2018

I'm only chiming in to agree with @AlohaKumu and offer my own perspective as a chronic pain patient who takes medications for a few different things in addition to pain. You should definitely speak to any prescriber about your plans to get pregnant before starting a new medication. Whenever my meds change, I bring it up so that whatever I'm taking is okay to take while TTC (that's been fun, given my pain). The best people to ask about this are your doctors, because they're able to access additional information in regards to contraindications, side effects, and dangerous drug interactions. This is actually why they ask what medications you're taking during the intake portion of an appointment.

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