Meanwhile still taking Alleve.  Glad I haven't had surgery yet.

I checked out the source you purchased the drugs from, referred to in your earlier post.  They only have paptent protected Celebrex available to me - no generic substitute is available when the site is accessed from an IP address in Canada.  Perhaps because you are buying from the US, you are by-passing Canadian patent law.  The website states....

  "Your prescription will only be filled in a reputable licensed facility which may be located in India, UK, Canada, Turkey, or elsewhere, depending on availability at the time you place your order.  Your Prescription Drugs will be sent from our contracted Canadian Pharmacy and/or international pharmacy directly to your front door."

I suspect the drug you are purchasing is an internationally produced  generic in contravention of Canadian patent law so goes directly to you from that other location.  I personally would have some concern about this, and would want to know more about where and under what conditions the drug is manufactured.

I get a little miffed when some of these companies play on Canada's quality reputation for health care, then pull a "bait and switch"  

 just to clarify - Celebrex remains patent protected in Canada until 2014.  There is no generic equiivalent yet available


NSAIDS have risks in the best of cir****tances.

With VSG or DS, the fully funtioning stomach allows their use with no greater risk than a "normal" stomach.  

NSAIDS should not be taken by those with RNY

I was concerned because of arthritis in my knees that hasn't responded to arthroscope and various injections.  The Dr said knee replacements was the next option.  I knew that we are to walk and exercise after WLS but that is not easy for me.  Rehab after arthroscopic was not to hard but it wasn't easy being overweight getting up and down.  Thus, I opted to get weight off and see how bad the knees continue to be.  Thus far they feel the same so surgery will probably be in the future but I think it will be easier rehab and recovery with this excess weight gone.  Please keep in touch and let us know what you do and how you do.  In His Love Barb

Hi Debra,

I needed both and selected to have my bariatric surgery first and six months later had my hip replacement. It worked out extremely well and during my recovery from my hip surgery I was grateful to be almost at my goal weight.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I'll be happy to work with you. Although I LOVE my bariatric surgery, having my hip replacement and being out of pain was even better.

Send me a friend request and let's talk.