NSAIDS

ok i need some input from my OFF family.

my ortho doc wants to put me on a drug called  Cataflam, to address
the swelling and tenderness in my ankle.

i know it is not adivsed for RNY patients to take these type of drugs

having said that, has anyone needed to use them since surgery?

this one, or any others.  how did it work for you, did you have side
effects?

i have a call in to my RNY surgeon to see what he suggests before
i start the drugs

im very reluctant to take them, or any drugs for the matter.

they are sending me on to a foot and ankle specialist, sigh just what
i want, another doc.

anyway, thanks for any thoughts on this.

hugs to all, jacki

I have not taken the NSAID, but I have taken large, very large, doses of steroids for my allergies and my asthma.  I would be reluctant to take them because of the damage they can do.  You might ask your doctor if he could do the joint injections.  That is what they do for my hips. 

NSAIDS are dangerous to anyone. They damaged my gut long before WLS.

There have been a coupla times I wished I COULD tolerate them, foot surgery, broken arm, twisting my back...... I just cannot. It would only take 2-3 pills to cause me to bleed. I had to forfeit the balance of my stomach because of the old ulcers from the 80's.

see if you can use a topical. NSAIDS don't justy "touch" your stomach, but they are systemic so over use of even a cream could cause a problem. But careful use might be very helpful because you are putting it where you need it. My foot doc sold me Ibugel (yes, ibuprofen). It didn't help that much and of course, it IS systemic, so it could sneak up on me.

It was my podiatrist who offered several choices other than orals, so you might want to ask around.

Yep,what Vitalady said. As they would say in NY,hell to the double LL no no no!!
Worse thing you could do. Kudos on hesitating! I check out every med now,had to learn the hard way.
An ulcer,I do not need!
Hugs,baby girl!

Hi Jacki,

My surgeon says there aren't any drugs HE can take that I can not. BUT, after reading all I have about them and rny's, I am very, very cautious about taking them. 

I have used them in the past, for a very short time, just until a condition improved. I have severe tendonitits in my elbow right now and really need to take them, but might resort to a cortisone injection instead.

I so sympathize with you and your foot issues and truly hope a specialist can help it get better. If I hadn't gone from a general orthopedist to a foot/ankle ortho, I don't know if I'd be walking today. I'm sure it will be a good thing in the long run (or walk..lol).

Take care!

thanks for all your help everyone

hugs, jacki