anti inflammatories for arthitis
HW: 274 | SW: 232 | CW: 137 | Goal: 145 (ticker includes a 42 pound loss pre-op) | Height: 5'4"
M1: -24 (205) | M2: -14 (191) | M3: -11 (180) | M4: -7 (173) | M5: -7 (166) | M6: -8 (158) | M7: -11 (147) | M8: -2 (145) | M9: -3 (142) | M10: -2 (140) | M11: -4 (136) | M12: -2 (134) | M13: -0 (134) | M14: -3 (131) | M15: +4 (135) | M16: +2 (137)
Yep, steroids (recommended for short term use only, most of the time) and narcotic pain meds are about it. Pain meds don't help with inflammation, of course, but they do help with the pain. You can also take Tylenol, if that helps, but I don't think it usually does much for arthritis.
Kelly
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He is wrong. NSAIDS don't damage the stomach when they go through the stomach. When NSAIDS enter the blood stream, it causes the lining of the stomach (and that includes both the pouch and the old stomach, and oral NSAIDS never go through the old stomach because nothing does anymore) to thin out. This can cause ulcers. It does not matter how the NSAIDS enter the blood stream - orally, by injection by IV, by patch, by cream. All carry the risk of ulcers, including ulcers in the old stomach, which are difficult to diagnose and treat.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly is correct about the systemic action of NSAIDs regardless of how they are administered. Some physicians are allowing things like Voltaren gel based on preliminary studies that show that only a small percentage of the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream (only 6% according to the manufacturer). Of course, that means that it is MUCH less effective at inhibiting prostaglandin production to reduce pain as well. The same idea applies to the Flector patch.
i tried the gel before my RNY (I needed to limit NSAIDs somewhat because I take blood thinner) and it didn't do anything for my knee pain. It did help the discomfort from a few large bruises, though...
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
My pcp prescribed tramadol for my arthritis and if that doesn't work, I have vicodin for back up. I have found the tramadol is working pretty well. I find the more I move, the less achey I seem to be. So that is an incentive to move and exercise.
God bless and if you find something that works, let us know!
RNY 12/11/12 HW:230 SW:220 GW:140 CW:130 5ft 1
