Toradol??

I know this hasn't been posted on in a while but I am 5 years post op RNY...lost 130#
I'm also a nurse and Toradol is a HUGE NO-NO no matter what form.  By mouth, by shot or by IV is extremely hard on the GI system and can cause gastric ulcers, bleeding ulcer and perforation (can be fatal).  Under no cir****tances should a post opper  be given this med. 
I recently had to have an appendectomy and my surgeon started giving me Toradol IV in recovery.  I didn't know it.  After 3 doses I felt like my pouch was about to burst in to flames.  I too wonder if this ignorance does not boarder on the edge of malpractice.  But that is a rant I will save for a later time.   :)

My queston to the physicians, what does it mean when the FDA official information states a mediciation is CONTRAINDICATED ? Are Toradol and Ketorlac is same mediciation?
GASTROINTESTINAL RISK ·         Ketorolac tromethamine can cause peptic ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding and/or perforation of the stomach or intestines, which can be fatal. These events can occur at any time during use and without warning symptoms. Therefore, Ketorolac tromethamine is CONTRAINDICATED in patients with active peptic ulcer disease, in patients with recent gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, and in patients with a history of peptic ulcer disease or gastrointestinal bleeding. Elderly patients are at greater risk for serious gastrointestinal events (see WARNINGS). Contraindications Ketorolac tromethamine is contraindicated in patients with active peptic ulcer disease, in patients with recent gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, and in patients with a history of peptic ulcer disease or gastrointestinal bleeding. The most serious risks associated with Ketorolac tromethamine are: Gastrointestinal Effects – Risk of Ulceration, Bleeding and Perforation Ketorolac tromethamine is contraindicated in patients with previously documented peptic ulcers and/or GI bleeding. Ketorolac tromethamine can cause serious gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events including bleeding, ulceration and perforation, of the stomach, small intestine or large intestine, which can be fatal. These serious adverse events can occur at any time, with or without warning symptoms, in patients treated with Ketorolac tromethamine.
See the FDA site,

I was also given IV Toradol post-op.  I reacted terribly to it and was furiously pushing my morphine pump to try to relieve the migraine that it gave me.  After complaining to the nurses that told me I was crazy, that toradol didn't cause headaches as a side effect, one looked up the less common effects and there it was!  They noted it in my chart but I still had to tell them EVERY time not to contiune to give it to me!  It is now on my chart as an allergy.

Kari