What can I take for pain?

I had Lap Band surgery on 6/21/07 and I am now dealing with a sever tooth ache The Dr said that I could not take Ibuprofen anymore so can some one please tell me what I can take. Any help or advice is appreciated.

try oil of clove on the tooth, call around to pharmacys near you!  They also have a variety of tooth stuff at walmart I had to try a few!  Good luck! ~Ann~

I DEARLY MISS MY ALEVE - I'VE BEEN TOLD TYLENOL AND THAT'S IT........

Thanks folks I am off to wal-mart

I was told by my nutritionist (in my lap band surgeons office)  that I could take medicine that is the size of an M&M or smaller.  Usually I cut Tylenol in half and take both halves one at a time.  Be careful not to cut or crush time release pills.  Obviously they would take affect all at once after you swallowed them - not good.  Tylenol is not as affective for me as Ibuprofen was but Ibuprofen is a stomach irritant so it's a no-no.  How is your relationship with your dentist?  If he would call you in a prescription for pain my lap band doctor prescribed my Hydromorphone HCL 2 Mg Tablets to take home from the hospital.  They are teeny tiny little pills and they were quite effective for pain the first night home.  I didn't need them after that. Good luck - tooth pain, ouch! Bev

I take BC Powder. 

I take 2 of the heart health bayer asprin they are coated for your tummy. I can't take tylenol and have found that this works well for me, I don't take them very often only when I really need them. Good luck with that tooth, If you have any antibiotics in the house , that will help with the pain as it is the infection that causes the pain. Lyndee

Nice to see another Dr. Brient patient on here!  I don't know if you remember seeing me in his clinic or not, but I was there every Thursday for the last several months!  I'm his pre-med student that volunteered there. I had a tooth abscess not too long ago and my primary physician gave me some prescription pain killers while the antibiotic took its time.  I don't know if that is what you are dealing with but I was given liquid lortab (hydrocodone elixer).  That made me pretty groggy, so Tylenol 3 elixer worked better for pain and didn't have the groggy effects.  If the pain isn't that bad, try liquid Tylenol (adult formula can be found at Walgreen or CVS). I hope this helped!

Oh another thing that helped for a short period of time with that abscess.  I used Orajel on the tooth, avoided cold or hot fluids, and didn't chew on that side of my mouth.

You can take anything that does not irritate the stomach, like Tylenol or Tylenol with codine, etc.  Talk to your doc.  You don't have to live with pain.