Needless Suffering After Tonsil Surgery

Parents may have been reluctant to provide the medication, a combination of Tylenol and Tylenol with codeine, for any number of reasons, said Dr. Michelle A. Fortier, first author of the paper and a pediatric psychologist at the University of California, Irvine. “Nurses responded well to the kids’ pain while they were in the hospital, but we know from other studies that parents hold some misconceptions and fears about pain medication,” Dr. Fortier said. “They may want to withhold it until the pain is very severe; they may want to stretch the time between doses so as not to use too much, and there is still some belief that they may be setting their child up for addiction if they use too much.”

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