Good evening. My 73 year old husband will be having carpal tunnel surgery in 4 days. He was told to not take any ibuprofen or aspirin in the week prior to this surgery. We understand that this is due to the blood thinning problem, however his pain is intense. Tylenol does not seem to help, and we were wondering if he could take a 1/2 hydrocodone tablet. (10-325 T) This were prescribed for him when he previously had his other wrist operated on. Thank you for your time.