Pain Reliever? for RNY Members
With the colder weather coming, the leg/hip/arm etc pain begins, my bones are so cold they hurt. Does anyone know anything we can take besides Tylenol? I should have asked this question at my last visit because I knew it was coming. I use to take Ibuprofen (4 at a time) but know I can no longer do this. I had been told in the past that I have Fibro and Arthritis but have never taken any prescription meds because I could manage the pain with Ibuprofen. But Tylenol just doesn't cut it for me.
Thanks for any help or advice any of you can offer
We can take narcotics, like Vicodin, or non-narcotic prescription meds like Tramadol. Some people use antidepressants like Cymbalta for things like fibro, too, which help relieve chronic pain.
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My surgeon had no good answer to this (well, not one that I wanted to hear). I don't have any chronic pain issues, but I am allergic to Tylenol, which leaves me with narcotics as pretty much the only things I can take if I twist and ankle or pull a muscle or have a headache. As this seems extreme, I'm mostly hoping I don't end up in pain!
Hopefully someone has some ideas. I'll be watching with interest!
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