I have to get an ingrown toenail fixed and the doctor puts 3 needles in your toe with local anesthetic. Does drinking alcohol effect the drug in any way?
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Does alcohol make it better or worse?
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Hello.
Alcohol is pretty likely to affect most anesthetics. Generally speaking, the doctors will strongly advise you not to drink before or after a surgery.
With drugs it might make pain better, worse or possibly harm or kill you.
By itself Alcohol usually numbs pain.
I advise against experimenting on your own.
Especially, the doctors will tell you not to smoke as that retards healing.
Good luck with that toenail..... you'll be fine.
And besides, any pain will be a distant memory soon enough.
Good Luck,
Keri
Alcohol is pretty likely to affect most anesthetics. Generally speaking, the doctors will strongly advise you not to drink before or after a surgery.
With drugs it might make pain better, worse or possibly harm or kill you.
By itself Alcohol usually numbs pain.
I advise against experimenting on your own.
Especially, the doctors will tell you not to smoke as that retards healing.
Good luck with that toenail..... you'll be fine.
And besides, any pain will be a distant memory soon enough.
Good Luck,
Keri
Thank Keri, I guess I should skip the alcohol this time... lol
Last time I went and had this done I drank half a pint of tequila, I didn't feel the needles at all!
Last time I went and had this done I drank half a pint of tequila, I didn't feel the needles at all!
Why would you do that? You'll feel the needle prick your skin for a second, maybe. I always feel terrible after any anesthetic though. I can't imagine combining that feeling with alcohol. yuck!
I wonder if I can ask for more drugs? lmao
It's not so much the needle, that doesn't really hurt. When they start pulling and cutting down in the nail bed... The feeling!!! ARRRGHHHHH ya know?
I wonder if I can ask for more drugs? lmao
It's not so much the needle, that doesn't really hurt. When they start pulling and cutting down in the nail bed... The feeling!!! ARRRGHHHHH ya know?
No, seriously, A few squirts of lidocaine, and he could be cutting your toe clean off and you wouldn't know it. If you feel anything, speak up and one more shot will take care of it.
Alcohol and doctors don't mix. If the doctor smells any kind of alcohol on you or thinks you may be under the influence they may not preform the procedure. You may be able to get a few good pain killers after the procedure though. Those things are way better than the alcohol. Just don't mix the pain pills and booze.
I wonder if I can ask for more drugs? lmao
It's not so much the needle, that doesn't really hurt. When they start pulling and cutting down in the nail bed... The feeling!!! ARRRGHHHHH ya know?
Vicodin............. ask your doctor about it.
Not sure about the toe thing, but alcohol definitely helps to numb the pain while reading the iPhone forums.
Not sure about the toe thing, but alcohol definitely helps to numb the pain while reading the iPhone forums.
I thought a hammer to the head was required.
I watched a friend have this procedure. I almost passed out.
I watched myself have it.....almost passed out. Apparently I bleed a lot!
Lots on YouTube last time I looked. It's a pretty cool procedure.I watched a friend have this procedure. I almost passed out.
Take photos for us OP. It can be the start of the Macrumors "show off you bodily injuries thread"
!I've had this done many times. Stupid **#*$# toe.
If your Dr. is any good at all you will only feel a small pinch from the injections.
The last time I had it done I had to try hard not to laugh because it tickled too much. (Odd I know).
No need to be worried or go drinking beforehand.
If your Dr. is any good at all you will only feel a small pinch from the injections.
The last time I had it done I had to try hard not to laugh because it tickled too much. (Odd I know).
No need to be worried or go drinking beforehand.
Not really. Your doc really has limited control over how much a shot of local hurts. If it hurts they're not a bad doctor.
*Unless the procedure hurts after the local anaesthetic. Then they suck.
I also have nails that crack on the corners, but lucky it is on the hands.
Just have to cut those ends shorter and check every now and then by digging into the corner with a nail file to pop up anything that I might have missed.
Sure if it happened on feet I'd have to be a lot more flexible.
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And one of the people I used to know, lost a big toe due to an ingrown toenail ... got infected and he didn't tell anyone until gangrene had set it. An idiot.
Same idiot that used to kick game machines when he lost, and got a huge gash in his knee, his mom was as big an idiot as him and tried to sue the store owner for having a dangerous machine on his property.