After the bypass, you should NOT take NSAIDs---but NSAIDs are the thing that best helps arthritis.

I don't know about the LapBand and NSAIDs. However, you CAN still take NSAIDs with either the DS or the Sleeve. Medicare does cover the DS, but not the Sleeve.

I went with the DS, and losing weight has made a huge difference in my mobility---but ttrust me, I will ALWAYS need the NSAIDs.

The last several months have been fairly busy ones here at OH and we are really excited
about this upcoming release. First, long overdue is the public release of OH Groups. You
will now be able to start and  manage your own public groups. Second, is a major update
to Health Tracker....Activity! We are planning to release these new features on Wednesday evening, October 7, 2009.

OH Groups

Getting to OH Groups is easy. Just click on the Groups tab at the top of any page on ObesityHelp. OH Groups allows you to start and manage your own groups, you can find groups that suit your interests and find support groups in your area.

If you are looking for an OH Group that focuses on a specific topic, you can browse groups by category.

 

Activity

To get to your Activity Tracker, click “My OH" at the top of any page on ObesityHelp, select “Health Tracker" on the left and then click the “Activity" tab.

Understanding your total daily caloric expenditure requires more than just knowing how many calories you burned on the treadmill. In your Health Tracker settings area you are now able to estimate the caloric expenditure of your resting metabolic rate (RMR) and lifestyle. These estimates are integrated and displayed with the caloric expenditure of the activities you have logged.

Your exercise log allows you to search for and add strength training exercises, cardiovascular exercises and general activities to your daily log. Caloric expenditure is auto calculated for a number of activities already included in our database of exercises. Pie charts display details about caloric expenditure and time for each type of activity.

Sets can be added and subtracted from strength training exercises. Reps and weight used can be entered for each set.

A number of details can be tracked for cardiovascular exercises and general activities. Some of these variables include, time, distance, calories burned, average heart rate, average power, altitude gained and average grade.

If you can’t find the exercise or activity you have participated in, you can also add your own custom exercises.

Other updates include the ability to create list of your favorite exercises, reports have been updated to include a number of activity items, the nutrition search has been enhanced and we have managed to slip in a sweet macronutrient report under the “Reports" tab. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the features in this release, please submit those here. If your are new to ObesityHelp or have not used ObesityHelp's Health Tracker before, you can learn about the first release here and the second release here. Need help using Health Tracker? Click here for help. Enjoy!

Hi There...

Just curious..what are proton pump inhibitors?  I have RA and Fibro and recently my rheumatologist put me on celebrex (200mg twice a day), methotrexate (5 pills per week 2.5mg) and 1 prednisone daily (smallest dosage, i think 5mg) and tramadol.  I checked with my WLS surgeon to know which ones he would approve me to take prior to picking up the prescriptions.  He approved my taking everything EXCEPT the tramadol.   I was kind of surprised because of the celebrex being NSAID.  But surgeon said it was ok for me to take.  I guess it varies from doc to doc but I don't want to do anything to irritate my pouch.  That's why I'm curious about the proton pump inhibitor.

Thanks for any comment.

I know this is not a new post but thought I'd reply anyway.
I read a recent study that showed exercise does improve heart health, but has very little to do with weight loss, unless you are running miles a day, or doing weight lifting for several hours a day.
The majority of people who lose weight don't do very much exercise, considering how few calories are really burned on a treadmill, or by walking a couple of miles a day.
I know it may be going slow, I was 50 when I had my surgery, and lost over a 2 years period, and eventually met my goal.
I have friends who have had hip or knee replacements, and they do very well.
Best wishes.

Hi itz_mmci,
I have not had the surgery yet I am still on my journey to having it done. Only thing I wanted to say is that I have been diagnosed with rheumy for about two year and have been on Predinsone, Methotrexate, folic acid and tramadol and I have actually lost weight being on all those meds. My metho is 6 pills weekly, Predinsone 5 mg daily, 10 mg if I am having a bad day, folic acid 2 mgs, and tramadol 4 pills a day, but I only take one a day. Hope after being on those meds that the weight will start tapering off you.
I went to the seminar and talked with one of the surgeons and I told him that I was interested in the Roux-en-Y or the banding he told me that because of the meds that I was on that they would only do the gastric sleeve but they did not talk about that type of surgery that day. I am going to make my appointment for my consultation on Wednesday so hopefully I can get in and talk more in depth about it.
Good luck on the losing side. If you ever need to talk I am at [email protected].