I had to take my Daddy into the VA hospital today to have the broken parts & roots of 11 teeth extracted. They told him that if he feels any pain he should take over the counter tylenol. I know he's hurting.
When I went in for a root canal not too long ago, I tried to help the driller aka dentist understand that my system is resistant to meds & therefore I require much more than the average person. The anesthetic wore off half way through the job. He then gave me so much more that it was not supposed to wear off for 8-9 hours. It wore off in 2 1/2. When he finished, he sat at his desk to write me a RX for pain meds & said, "So, what can you take? Percoset? Does that do anything for you at all?"