Do you have to limit your NSAIDS post VSG?

Hi there-

I know that you can still have NSAIDS post-VSG--but do you have to limit them (more than you would pre-op)?  I read somewhere that you are at increased risk for ulcers. I really need my Advil during that time of the month and nothing cures a headache like Excedrin. I use Tylenol for nothing. It's just useless to me. So I'm wondering if I can keep up my same usage of NSAIDS after VSG.

How long after surgery did you have to wait to take an NSAID?

Thanks for your help and feedback!!

I was allowed NSAIDS at 6 weeks out. I take the minimum dose to get relief. I've taken them for over 2.5 years at this point. I was prescribed 800mg after my csection in October. I was advised to always take them with food, and I'm on Nexium so that helps.

I have taken every form of NSAID, and take a daily aspirin regimen for a platelet dysfunction and that's the only treatment available. I avoid tylenol as well.

My doctor plainly stated no NSAIDS for both his bypass and vsg patients....so I'll stick to Tylenol if I need it!

 MIne has a no NSAIDS for 6 weeks then always with food.  That's it for me.

If you use NSAID's, it is recommended to take with food and to be on a PPI or acid reducer.

I'm having a hard time with this, too.  My surgeon told me NSAIDS aren't recommended even with the sleeve, and friends with other WLS surgeons nearby have said theirs don't either.

The past month or so, I've dropped my NSAID usage significantly just to see how well I handle the pain of arthritis.... and today is almost bad enough that I'm second-guessing myself on surgery.

Would I rather have a painful life in a smaller body or keep my relatively pain-free NSAID-tolerating fat body?

Ugh.

The is how my doctor explained it to me. My doctor is conservative, but this was one of the things I like about him.

Sleevers have the same risks of getting a ulcer with NSAIDS as someone that has a normal stomach. BUT when a normal stomach gets a ulcer they have the whole stomach to work with and its pretty easy to fix even if part of the stomach needs to come out. Our stomachs are so small  and more difficult to fix. Depending where the ulcer is, to fix it they may have to change the procedure to a by pass.
He did say I could use it but to please limit use to maybe once or twice a year. He knows I walk the Susan G Komen 3Day for the Cure (9 years) and I have knee problems. I have decided I will only use them during the walk and only if needed. So during training I will be icing and using tylenol.

I get bad migraines with that time of the month too. I have used tylenol with some caffeine, it doesn't take it completely away but I'm able to function and not be bedridden (if you look at excedrin migraine those are the two main ingredients). Knock on wood i haven't had a migraine since I've had surgery.

Yikes--once or twice a year? That would be rough for me.   I think I'll try Tylenol next month when I have cramps and just see how that works. That makes sense what your doctor said--that your stomach is smaller and harder to fix.