JoAnn
Let's hope it helps you. I still feels it helps me not be as achey. like i said my bone to bone elbow kills me if I do not take my pain pill. I just stick them under my tongue and some times if my mouth is dry have to have a drink.

let us know how your doing
Pam

Well I'm still stuck in bed (week 3 of 6) with my broken leg. I think all this laying around is making me really stiff and sore, even tho I'm doing all my physical therapy exercises and stretches. Fortunately I can still get some good pain meds under the guise of my broken leg.

Actually  I think my fibromyalgia is worse since my surgery.I am six months out and have not been able to take an NSAID, I took motrin for pain and I feel that is part of the problem. The only anti-inflammatory med my surgeon will allow is celebrex.My family doctor is trying to get my insurance to approve it. Right now I take soma and vicodin es. I know everyone is different in what helps them.  But  I don't regret  having the surgery. Good luck.  JoAnn

When  I had rny surgery in 2003 the doctors, pcp, gyno, all contributed my pain to being overweight.  I lost 100 lbs and soon experienced pain unlike anything I had prior. Then i was given the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, it hurt just to breathe.  The rhemotologist I started seeing put me on tramadol and the fentanyl patches gradually increasing to the 75mgs.  It made life better, I was not pain-free, but I could work (standing as an airline employee) and take care of my family.  My doctor advised me that the lack of sleep was a major contributor to my fibro, he prescribed Xyrem, which is a very strong sleep inducer in a liquid form that I would take twice a night.  It was expensive, but the insurance coverage I had at the time covered it, it is generally prescribed for narcolepsy.  I stayed on these meds for 5 years, eventually tapered down, today I only take the tramadol, after having to switch insurances, the Xyrem wasn't covered for fibro, and was denied, at 1000.00 a month I had no choice but to stop, sleeping is still a problem, but my level of pain isn't close to what it was following the rny.  Sometimes a dramatic weight loss triggers flare ups. I found that the patches were more effective than any oral medication I tried.  My weight prior to surgery was 250lbs and I got down to 135lbs, stable at 160lbs today. 

I have just started to see my rhuemy last month. Before that I was being treated by PCM at the Naval Hospital in Beaufort SC. SHe had placed me on Elavil which is an antidepressant but helps with muscle pain. When I went to my rhuemy he told me to stay on the Elavil but also gave me a perscription for Savella which is also an antidepressant but he said that is works better for fibro patients than the Elavil does. So now I am taking both, it seems to help. The rhuemy that I am seeing specializes in fibromyalgia so I am hoping that he will be able to help. Talk to your doctors and see what they can do for you. I am just glad that after five years that they are finally starting to take me serious.