Dealing with Pain when You Can't Take NSAIDS

This probably sounds a little silly when we are talking about bad pain, but what does Tylenol do for your pain?  So far, that is all I need for every day pains.  I am so sorry for your pain, please do not think i am making light of it. 

 

My hips have recently gotten to the point where Tylenol doesn't always do the job.   My doctor prescribed Lidocaine patches for me and they are working.  I try the Tylenol first and if it doesn't help, I put on a patch.  They are quite large and she told me to cut them in half, which works perfectly fine. My insurance covers them.  

Glad you have found relief.

 

I've had great success with Cymbalta for my severe arthritis. It also treats the depression which often accompanies chronic pain. 

My bariatric nurse and I had a long talk about pain....I have several medical conditions which are quite devastatingly painful..I get lidocane injections in various joints and muscles, including my jaw, hip, knees, etc. I also see a pain management doc, who among other things has me doing patches and nerve block injections, which help some. I get topical creams containing potassium from a compounding pharmacy Triple K PO cream...I have had luck with cymbalta as well, except that that can cause nausea for me so I take promethazine with it (an anti nausea drug, 1/2 of the smallest dose) makes me very sleepy. Exercise helps, swimming, hot tub...one thing i did want to mention that there is IV tylenol, which is non narcotic...most of the time they have that at urgent care centers and hospital anesthesiologists know about it..my primary did not....which is WONDERFUL...lasts almost a week or better if you can get some of that....it's an IV though. If your pain is not helped with traditional methods, I recommend seeing a pain management specialist...they can do all kinds of referrals for physical therapy and stuff that does not involve taking a lot of internal drugs. Apparently the experience of physical pain is quite more intense after bypass for some patients..my allergy doc is the one that referred me to the pain management doc...and she is actually interested in researching the topic of pain after RNY...a lot of people seem to show up in her office with this. Hope you feel better

I take NSAIDs when I need them. Actually I take a daily aspirin because I've had a DVT and a mini stroke, I am on Nexium to protect my stomach. My opinion is that we just need to be cautious with taking NSAID, know your individual risks but they can be medically needed, like if you need the anti-inflammatory in them as I do for heel spurs, I do not take daily sometimes go weeks without but if I'm traveling and extra active I need them for pain and I've dicussed the use with my PCP and WLS. We have to weight the risk, and I put my heart/head over my stomach in priority. I also put my ability to function over the stomach, if I need to take NSAID in order to move for the day then I take it.

I understand where you are coming from. I do not have chronic pain, but have just recently had a tummy tuck. The first 9 days were agonizing because the Percocet did not work for me. At all. When the doc prescribed Vicodin it was a bit better. 

Then I took a spill down the stairs and had severe swelling and pain.  At 11 days out from abdominal surgery, everything hurt. I broke down and took an ibuprofen. I cannot tell you the relief I had from pain. I sat and cried. 

I'm worried that being overweight for so long will cause arthritis later in life and I will have very little pain relief options. :(

Thanks for the link!  I am seeing a chiro right now and will be trying Reiki for the first time in two weeks.  I'm excited to try it!  My ankylosing spondylitis likes to remind me every morning when I initially stand up that it's here to haunt me.  So, anything that can possibly ease my aching and stiff joints I'm willing to give it a try.

Thank you for sharing! 

I totally understand where you are coming from with this. I have rheumatoid arthritis and Ibuprofen was my run to pain reliever before my surgery. Now this is where I know I will get my hand smacked with a ruler. I was having a bad time with heel spurs and plantar faciitis. The pain was so horrible that I hated to have to walk. I would take tylenol and my pcp even gave me Tramadol for the pain. Neither worked. I finally broke down and took Ibuprofen. I had made a podiatrist appt but it was going take several weeks before I could see him. That Ibuprofen made all the difference in the world!! My podiatrist gave me a cortisone shot and also I had molds made of my feet to fit me for orthotics insoles. I have had foot problems in the past but this time it was much worse. I felt like I had no other choice at the time.