pain

So, I have strep.� A pretty nasty strain – it didn’t respond to the penicillin I was first prescribed, so here I am on a second antibiotic.� My throat was swollen so that it hurt badly to swallow.� The doctor prescribed Tylenol with Codeine.

We filled the antibiotic order separately from the painkiller (I didn’t have my ID on hand and it’s a controlled substance).� When we filled the painkiller prescription, they gave me pills instead of a syrup.� I didn’t realize until later, and then it was too late.� I just started taking the pills.

But they’re uncoated, and large.� It’s painful just to swallow soft things, so it’s really bad swallowing these pills – which are supposed to help with the pain.� =)