I took 400 mg ibuprofen

I gotta say, my back did feel better.  Not totally better, but it helped.  Now, I took it shortly after I'd taken some Vicodin, so that probably helped too.  But it feels better now than I usually feel after just Vicodin.

I take omeprazole daily as it is.  Should I take extra if I'm taking NSAIDS?

 Is this a trick question??? Thought we weren't supposed to take NSAIDS ever?

No, it's not a trick question.

You must have missed my earlier post regarding my back pain.  I've had progressively worsening back pain for more than a year now.  It has been more than six months since I've been able to sleep through the night, as the pain wakes me several times every night.  The back specialist I was seeing has given me Vicodin, which doesn't help very much, and says he doesn't think I should be in this much pain and can't do anything else for me.  But he also kept insisting that NSAIDS would probably help.

So I am feeling very desparate and decided to try some NSAIDS.  I think I would prefer an ulcer over this pain.

Hi Kelly, I don't think you need to take more if you are already taking Omeprazole. I was told if I had to take NSAIDS to take the omperazole for an extra two weeks after finishing the NSAIDS.
That's how long the NSAIDS stay in your system.
But of course No NSAIDS is best if we can help it.
I hope you get some relief soon.

I am one to buck the system:) My surgeon is  one that says short term with omeprazole,,,  i also took it after vicodin when i had  the damn"multiple" surgeries thank god he "got it" . i have a high pain tolerance but it was just to much at that point,  i have had not problems with ulcers, that was two years ago, good luck Kelly:) also wondering do you have a train system in your area? i take the train to Chicago to see my Neurologist,,,, have you thought about a Nero for your back? mine is keeping an eye on my degenerative disc disease , cervical and lower  spine, also takes care of the brain implant, what a guy !!!

I think I have a high pain tolerance, too.  I tried to explain that to the doc I was seeing for my back.  I mean, I gave birth, 17 hours of labor, no pain meds.  It hurt... but it wasn't that bad.  This is BAD.

 I hope you get some relief soon and your pain vanishes permanently for you!

my daughter had knee surgery, they put her on hyrocodone for the pain...she was to be no weight baring for over 6 weeks...well i could not function with her on the hydrocodone....she could not function with her on it either not being no weight on her knee...so by the time we got her to her 7 day check up, we had her off the hydrocodone...i had gotten this from another person and i had done it before also...the knee surgeon was quite impressed that we had her off the hydrocodone so fast and she had no pain...with what we were doing and even said that what we were doing was the best for pain and swelling...and not addicting either..
you can take up to 800mg of ibprophen and 1 extra strength tylenol all togehter...the ibprophne will help reduce swelling while the tylenol will help take away the pain....now this was all pre op of course...but even when i knee went out while i was 3 months post op, i will admit i took a ibprophen and tylenol together along with my nexium....i did this for like a couple of days to get the swelling down in my knee..it worked great....i did make sure i took the ibprophen that was in a liquid gel cap as my surgeon told me that if in extremem cir****tances for swelling take the ibprophen but not in pill form as it can burn while dissolving...but the liquid is easier on the pouch...
now i ONLY take ibprophen in extreme needed bases...but have not had to but a couple of times since surgery...i also have a large herniadted disck L5,S1....but getting the weight off has helped alot and i had 2 nerve block injections, they were amazing...the injections were a year before my bypass..but the injections made my suger get out of controll that was the main reason for the bypass..we could not get it back under control after the 2 injections...i had a cortizone shot in my left knee back in nov...and the next day my suger was over 200.... but not since...
good luck, i hope you can get some pain relief..
debby

Kelly - I have back problems too - 3 bulging discs in my lower back that every couple of months spasm out of control and I cannot even move without terrible pain.  Anyway, I am taking 75mg of Tramadol morning and evening and usually a Percocet an hour before bedtime to help sleep.  Have you tried Tramadol?

I honestly thought losing some weight would help, but it's actually made it worse.

Hope you find some relief.  Did you go get a second opinion? I know you weren't too happy with the doc you were seeing....

I haven't gotten a second opinion yet.  I had an appt schedule, got lost, couldn't find the place.  need to reschedule.

My back has gotten much worse since losing weight, too.  I don't know why.