? about NSAIDS anti-inflammatorys

OK I do not want this to sound like a poor me post but I need advice/ help. Starting on Tuesday I had a loss/decrease of muscle in my right leg. It is almost like a lazy leg now. I can still walk and all nothing like that but I am not very stable on it. I went to the Dr. today and he is sending me for an xray of my knee and is trying to get an MRI approved with insurance so he can rule out a neurological problem like MS. He also wanted to give me an anti-inflammatory but I told him i could not take NSAIDS. He said to check with the surgeon to see what i could take. Soooo I do have a call into the surgeons office but the nurse is out so it might be Monday before I hear. My ? for everyone is has anyone had to take an anti-inflammatory and if so what is ok to take. Until then I am just supposed to take it easy and rest my leg...HA anyone who knows me knows that I can not sit still very long. This should be an interesting weekend to say the least. Plus hubby leaves tomorrow morning for a week in CO for job hunting to see what he can find so we can move. Any thoughts would be sooo appreciated. Thank you so much for listening! XOXO, Melissa

Melissa... Without your surgeon's ok you should not take the NSAIDS. I understand why your doctor wants to try that but don't take the chance. Maybe he would recommend some external cream/ointments you could use directly on the site instead in the meantime.

Pat, Thank you for responding. It is great to see a new face. You should come more often....we are all nice I promise I would never take anything that was not ok'd by him. The cream is not something that would neccesarily work as he is not sure what might be enflamed. It was a guess at may******ve being pinched I think. There is nothing that is visible that is swollen or anything. I guess I could try bengay or something but I would really have no clue where to put it. But that might be a thought. And with hubby gone he will not get all gased out with the smell I had not thought about it really. It was tough when I had the kidney stone as the meds that worked best for pain we can not take but it all turned out ok. Thank you for the idea. I just might try it! Like I said I hope we see you again. Thank you! Hugs, Melissa

Hey Melissa.... Just wondering how you are doing? How's the leg? Did you ever hear back from your doc? Keep us posted!! Worrying about you over here - especially as you are alone right now. Take care you!! Susan

Hey Susan, Thank Mom. You so gave me a warm fuzzy. Things are the same as they were. nothing has changed...well accept for being more annoyed at this. Never heard back from the Dr. but they are out till Mon. BUT I have my 4 mnth follow up tomorrow morning so I will be able to ask then. I am gonna laugh if they call and leave a message for me while I am on the way or something like that. The more that I think about it and the more it goes on I am really thinking it is a pinched nerve somewhere. I am just not patient and want to know what is wrong right now. I keep going to get up and praying each time that it just goes away as fast as it came on. I can dream huh. Also hoping that the elevator is working at the Dr tomorrow as it is 3 flights of stairs if not. YIKES that will be a slow go. I am doing ok though. The pain if any is very very minimal. Fred has called several times today and yesterday to make sure I was home and resting. Boy he knows me all too well. I am not one to sit still very long so this has been a challenge. Tomorrow at work will be intersting. No sitting still when you are nanny to a 2 1/2 year old! I am sure it will be fine. I worked on Thurs and was fine. Just did not carry him up and down the stairs at all. Do not feel stable enough to do that one. OK enough rambling. I will update everyone tomorrow. Thank you so much for worrying. I feel so pathetic missing Fred so much but I guess I will survive . I hope you had a great weekend with the family! xoxo, Melissa