I have a sister-in-law go down to Mexico for a gastric bypass. I wonder what meds she was given while recovering but I don't dare ask. I also want to know if you get a script from a Mexican Dr, if it's filled properly and you don't get scammed some kind of way. Come to think of it, a few of my in-laws go down there for dental surgery and other things. But that's my husband's family and I can't ask them. Anyone know?

I havent been to mexico in a year but you can get scripts there but you cant cross the border legally with it my husband got dental work done down there and that is what the dentist said and they have k9 dogs and border patrol checking your things you can take your script from the states in and out but not get one they also have people on the streats trying to sell you pain meds but you can walk into a store and buy as much penicillin as you want and bring it back but no narcotics

I wonder if my SIL recovered down there then. No gastric bypass w/o pain meds for awhile.

anything is possiable

Tiades, what dentist did your SIL go to in Mexico? I would like to do that too, but I dont know of a place to go.

I'll ask my hubby. It was his parents that went do the dentist, SIL who had gastric bypass.

'Dare to ask,' Tiades. The only thing worse than Not Knowing is Not Asking. Find out what you need to know, then share it with others.

We're all TEACHERS and we're all STUDENTS.

I DID ask. Finally. About the dentist and surgeon. I asked hubby to ask her mom who did their dental work and other stuff. She knows everything (or has it written down) like a good MIL should.

As far as your attempted inspirational quote, there are things you don't understand. My hubby is from a different culture where mores, folkways, and general Rules of conduct are different than mine. I also vowed from the beginning not to be involved in the gossip and feuds so I'm not in the loop. You must approach things a different way on that side of the family. But I'm working on getting the info.

Interesting website. Warning, it loads slow, guy must be running the site off his home server or something, but he does have some good information.

http://www.mexicomike.com/Health/mexico_medical_tourism.html

His home page covers all topics

http://www.mexicomike.com/

I have lived in 5 different countries in my life, and all of them with exception of USA have codeine for mild pain and morphine for severe pain. Nothing for in between.

Ok, understood, Tiades.

They sell hydrocodone in Cabo, I saw it when i was there, but no other places ive been weird

That's cuz hydrocodone is only available in the US. I did fing out morphine was given as well as codeine. Still working on the in-laws.

I see this posted as fact often here.
However, hydrocodone combination medicines are manufactured and distributed in other countries around the world including Mexico.
The specific difference involved between Mexican and US healthcare systems is related to the unique requirements regarding the prescribing and availability of hydrocodone (and even oxycodone) medications.
It appears to be a hell of a lot easier to be treated with these drugs in the US as opposed to Mexico.
While many people in our country tend to think of Mexico as some free-wheeling drug supermarket, that is not necessarly the case when it comes to their physician/patient treatment practices.

The USA is odd in many respects; on the one hand, opiates are one of the most prescribed medications yearly...but I think a case can be made that opiates are commonly prescribed for acute conditions, and are rather meagerly prescribed for chronic conditions...constant pain, and the way we view it, and how it gets treated is certainly a complicated issue as I see it.

Yes the USA is certainly odd. As some of you are probably aware, medical use of pot is on the rise. It just seems so odd to me that just as the federal govt is cracking down on all (even legitimate) scripting of opiates for chronic pain, the states are loosening up on the use of pot for the same reason.

edited to add: Sorry for being off-topic.

Martin~Isn't hydrocodone a combo medication in and of it's self? I've read on here so much it isn't available in other countries I've accepted it as fact. Perhaps they were speaking of Norco?

Hydrocodone bitartrate is the opioid ingredient combined with APAP and IBU in US brand name medications such as Vicodin, Norco, Vicoprofen, Maxidone, Ibudone, etc. So, no, it is not a "combo medication" in and of itself.
Hydrocodone combination formulations are available in other countries under brand names like Dicodid, Hydrokon, Kolikodol and Norgan as well as generics.
As I said, the availability to patients via doctors' prescriptions outside the US seems to be extremely limited despite the fact that it may be manufactured and distributed in their country.
Prescriptions for hydrocodone medications in the US represent an enormous percentage of worldwide use. I've read of estimates over 90%.

If hydrocodone is an inrgedient that is combined with APAP and IBU I would call it a combo medication. I don't know if you can get straight hydrocodone like you can oxycodone. Why you wouldn't call that a combo is beyond me. I don't wish to hear about this further. I'm sleepy, yap at me tomorrow if you must. Maybe share your expertise? I'd prefer to drop the subject tho.

Because hydro is it's OWN medication. Lortab is a combo medicine, it contains Hydro and APAP. Hydrocodone the ingredient doesn't have anything else with it.

When sold commercially in the United States, hydrocodone is always combined with another medication. Those combined with acetaminophen are known by various trademark names, such as Vicodin and Lortab. Hydrocodone also can be combined with aspirin (e.g., Lortab ASA), ibuprofen (e.g., Vicoprofen), and certain antihistamines (e.g., Diphenhydramine).

From the most informarive

WikiPedia

Yes it is always combined, but the drug hydrocodone is NOT a combo drug.

What might help is if you look at a prescription bottle, it will say Hydrocodone 7.5/APAP 500

Listen, my point is that it's always used in combo with other meds and such is called a combo drug in my world. If you say i have hydrocodone 99.9 % or people know there's apap in it too. Now if you're a chemist or physician I will listen to you. I'm one of those two and know what I was taught at university. The rest of you 'self-educated' posters (although you're very bright and informed) can't seem to get what I'm trying to say. I'm tired. Recovering from sedation after a 2 hour mri, and just online fixing some bugs and beginning a system back up.

I'll make sense in the morning I hope...

If you believe you were taught at some university that a single chemical substance like hydrocodone is properly referred to as a "combo drug" then maybe you should take another look at your textbook or class notes.
If, however, that's just what you personally think is an accurate description, then have at it.
Also, it is possible for a compounding pharmacy to formulate hydrocodone capsules without any additional ingredients. In that case, would it still be a "combo drug?"
I hope you are in a better day today.

I'm not sure the point you are trying to make. A drug like meperidine is a combo drug, made up of two drugs that are NOT combos.

Using what you are saying about hydro, that would also make APAP a combo drug. Hydro IS A MEDICATIOIN that CAN BE DISPENSED by a compounding pharmcasist with NOTHING ELSE IN IT.

Sorry martind, I missed where you said the same thing about a compounding pharmacist.

Simply, what I meant to say is that hydrocodone is usually mixed (if not always mixed) with another drug. There, now I'm wake.

Compounding pharmacies are few where I live, there's only 1 in the whole city.

Ok, I can agree with that statement.

What confused me was when you said that since it was mixed, that hydro would be considered a combo drug.

I confused myself when I read it this morning!

I do hereby vow not to post after being sedated for a 2 hour MRI, like I was yesterday. I read what I posted and it reminds me of drunk dialing! Apologies to anyone I offended.

I've always bought Neo-Percodan's there, which not sure what they are exactly but two of them worked pretty good for me and they were only $1.50 each so that was great too. I sure would like to have some atm... But that was awhile ago since I've been there an got em so not sure what they still have?? But I do know they didn't have much in between, and Morphine related stuff was only available at hospitals I was told! Prob about time to check it out again, seems like there would be more mail order stuff coming from there...???