Why is my arthritis getting worse post op?

I've heard that peoples co-morbids become better or go away post op. Well not my arthritis! It is getting really bad, and now it is spread. I used to have gout in my big toes and arthritis in my knees (and I think in my neck). Now the arthritis is in my shoulders, hands and fingers. It is getting really bad in my fingers and my left thumb often snaps unexpectantly. It feels as if the bone is breaking and I'm getting worried. Plus I have artritis meds (Vioxx and Arthrotec) that I can take, however it seems I get stomach pains after a few weeks on ether of these meds so I suffer the pain of the arthritis. I have'nt found a CHEWABLE Calcium Citrate so I don't take calcium. I can not swollow those big horse pills. The only chewable calcium is the sorbate which I heard is'nt any good for us after WLS. By the way, I did have a bone scan this Jan and I do have (as of then) the very beginning of Osteorporosis. Any ideas? Thanks.

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