Good luck Gina, with your knee surgery, When I have my scope tomorrow I almsot wish that she finds som lesions on me , so I can get my knee fixed too, I know what you are talking about with the vicodens I think I live on them,

anyway good luck and take care

So what meds can we take after having RNY, for our Arthritis?

I'm  34  years  old  and  i  have  been  diagnosed  with  ostioarthritis  i  was  told  i  also  needed  knee  replacement  on  both  knees  and  surgery  on  my  back  but  if  i  were  to  lose  weight    i  would'nt  be in  so  much  pain.  well  i  went  from  260  to  212  and  my  pain  is  getting  worse  i  am  now  walking  with  a  cane  especially  in  the  mornings  i  feel  stiff.  i've  been  on  vicadins  for  many  years  already.  so  whats  the  deal  here ?  should'nt  the  pain  be  fading  and  not  getting  worse?  thanks  Debbie

well now I have DDD in my neck. That has probably been my pain in my shoulders too. I have not talked to the doc yet, just the nurse told me what my Xrays showed. I imagine that I will have to have an MRI. Could think I lost all this weight so I can havean MRI now. This will limit me on my meds because of my gastric by pass. Life is FUN !!!!

Hi Carol!  I hear what you are saying about the NSAIDs.... I just posted about having to go off naprosyn after surgery.  My rheum.  feels pretty confident that she can find a substitute that will work with the surgery.  I don't know what to say about the exercise - I wish you had access to an indoor pool.  Have you tried calling the arthritis foundation in your area for help?  Also sometimes you can get memberships at hotel pools.... I did this once at an Amerihost.  Guests hardly ever used the pool, so for a small fee they let me come and use it. I'm really not once to give advice on exercise - I'm a little behind on my goals there and only recently started taking short walks.  I have a sedentary desk job and my evening job is as a couch potato.  I do have stairs to climb at home and I'm gradually making small changes.  I have considered tai chi or some other gentle form of martial arts... I hear that can be good too. Hope things are going okay for you!