Hi, Lori how are you doing I see you have had your surgery!, i am not familiar with your medication is that for arthritis? were you morbidly obese, and have you found a significant amount of relief from your arthritis, what joints were affected and when did you have you surgery. Please reply directly to my email if you want to because I may not check the arthritis forum on a regular basis . thank you elayne

hi joyce, i too am suffering from arthritis - osteo arthritis in my legs and knees, and NO is does NOT feel good , I am a diabetic and cannot take presidnisone - (elevates blood sugar)celebrex, did not hlep, vioxx didn't either I was given loritab for pain, but it didn't help that much and made me sleepy and groggy all the time(thank GOD i don't have to go to work), all i take now is tylenol 4x a day and it help to a certain extent, but the only thing that I am praying for is wls to alleviate weight and pressure on the joints and hopefully i will find some relief, and be able to resume some type of a life .

Hi Everyone! I was just wondering if I can still take my Arthrotec 75 after RNY surgery?If not, what are some Ok prescriptions to take? Thank you, Lori

Remember that any kind of turmoil in your body can bring on a RA flareup. It sounds like that is what might have happened to you after your WLS. I had forgotten about that and I guess I should be prepared for that after my WLS. I too have RA as does my mother. My mom is severly deformed from RA and she has volunteered for many research projects. The most recent one was for Remicade. She went from being almost wheelchair bound and unable to to much of anything for herself to walking just fine and she lives alone with no one to do anything for her. Sure she has friends who stop by every day to check in on her and help her with big and heavy things and she can't open jars but she is doing great. Because of her sucess with Remicade (and because my body was not responding well to the normal RA meds) my Rheummy put me on Remicade last December. IT IS AMAZING! Remicade is a med that is infused by IV over a 2-3 hour session every 8 weeks or so. No pills, no self inflicted shots - YEAH. You do have to take Methotrexate when you are on Remicade but most of us already take that anyway - by the way Methotrexate can be given by shot too. Maybe Remicade would work for you too. Good Luck, I hope your flareup subsides soon. Becky

Hello, I had to have greenfield vena cava filter inserted before my lapband surgery may 10th. It was a breeze. Its a day surgery procedure done in a cath lab type setting. They sedate you so you remember nothing and there was no pain for me. I felt a bit sore a beat up on the inside and had a sore up from laying on the table. I had the filter inserted to prevent me from having killer blood clots get to my heart, lungs or brain from my legs after my lapband surgery. So far it has worked and I have had no problems. My surgeon has stated in a year or so from now I can have it removed. I am undecided on this because I have bad vericose veins and a family history of people having strokes or clots go to the lungs. I think I will just keep it! Antoinette in TX banded 5-10-04 256/238/150