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.  =)