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How To Treat Nausea Post Titanium Rod Implant?

I just had a titanium rod put in my tibia six days ago. I've been struggling with nausea and dehydration since then due to pain meds so I quit taking them last night, but it still hasn't helped with the nausea. Also, this evening my leg started feeling cold --is this normal? I am miserable...
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
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The nausea caused by opiate medication can take sometime to wear off. The coldness you are feeling in your leg is worrying and I would seek an immediate medical opinion regarding this as it could be a sign of a compartment syndrome or vascular problem with the leg .
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How To Treat Nausea Post Titanium Rod Implant?

The nausea caused by opiate medication can take sometime to wear off. The coldness you are feeling in your leg is worrying and I would seek an immediate medical opinion regarding this as it could be a sign of a compartment syndrome or vascular problem with the leg .