non-NSAID anti-inflammatory

Gwen M.
on 1/13/14 12:00 am
VSG on 03/13/14

My surgeon found an ulcer during my endoscopy and told me I couldn't take the NSAID my doctor had prescribed me as an anti-inflammatory for a recent back injury.  The pain reliever and muscle relaxers I'm taking are fine.  

What anti-inflammatories can I take that aren't NSAIDs?  (I called my PCP to get something but her staff must have communicated poorly with her since she prescribed Celebrex which seems to be an NSAID.)  

I'm asking here while I wait for the surgeon's nurse to call me back.  This is sort of time-sensitive since I need to be on the road to head out of town in an hour!

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MsBatt
on 1/13/14 2:32 am

Hummm...Celebrex IS an NSAID, but unlike most NSAIDs, it's a Cox-II inhibitor, and supposedly easier on the stomach. (Most NSAIDs are Cox-I inhibitors.) I've never really researched Cox-II inhibitors since Celebrex just doesn't give me the pain relief that regular NSAIDs do.

For anti-inflammation, perhaps you need a steroidal anti-inflammatory now?

poet_kelly
on 1/13/14 3:38 am - OH

Steroids?

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sfnativewm
on 1/13/14 3:47 am

You can have the dr give it to you in shot form.  NSAIDs can harm your stomach.

Good luck

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Amy R.
on 1/13/14 4:37 am

I believe the damage from NSAID's is systemic - meaning it doesn't matter how you take them.  A shot is as harmful as a tablet.

To the OP, I'm sorry you're having this problem, but you'll need to find another pain med that works for you.  Steroids, like Kelly suggested, or a narcotic, or something called Tramadol (Ultram) which is not a narcotic but can be very helpful.  Unfortunately, NSAIDs are out for us RnY's forever.

amy

poet_kelly
on 1/13/14 4:41 am - OH

NSAIDS pose the same risk  no matter how they are taken.

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 1/13/14 8:05 am - OH

Unfortunately, steroids are your only option.  

Since you already have an ulcer, the Celebrex wouldn't even be an option (which some people, who are willing to risk an ulcer, take for short periods if they need an anti-inflammatory).

The other poster is correct that injections of NSAIDs are just as dangerous as pill form NSAIDs, by the way.

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Grim_Traveller
on 1/13/14 9:45 pm
RNY on 08/21/12
On January 13, 2014 at 4:05 PM Pacific Time, ****rogirl wrote:

Unfortunately, steroids are your only option.  

Since you already have an ulcer, the Celebrex wouldn't even be an option (which some people, who are willing to risk an ulcer, take for short periods if they need an anti-inflammatory).

The other poster is correct that injections of NSAIDs are just as dangerous as pill form NSAIDs, by the way.

Lora

Lora, did you take anything for inflammation after your knee replacements, or was it just pain meds?

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basilmk
on 1/13/14 9:04 am - FL
RNY on 01/07/14

I have been taking NSAIDS forever for osteoarthritis....my rheumatologist prescribed Cymbalta which I'm taking now by emptying the capsule in applesauce. So far I'm doing well on this...plus it will be available in its generic version next month.

Amy R.
on 1/13/14 4:17 pm

Just an fyi, Cymbalta is an anti-depressant.  While some anti-depressants help with chronic pain, they are not pain medications as such. 

They also take some time to build up in your system.  You would not likely feel any effect for a minimum of two weeks. 

I take it for psych reasons - and just for future reference, I've never had to empty them out. (something to look forward to if you get tired of mixing it with applesauce)

 

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