NSAID use... and more....advice? experiences? Thoughts?

DxE, Hey you are a great guy andf give great advice to many.  I love your straight up guy speak lectures, so heres some from the heart. 1) You have come a long way already and are an inspiration to many of us. 2) You are a straight shooter with us. 3) You teach and do theater; very active and seem to be more so since WLS 4) your pace seems to be speeding up, not slowing down 5) you seem to love what you do. 6) GET THE DAMN Shoulder FIXED!!!! 7) The sooner you stop putting aband-aid on the problem, the sooner you can move on to the next crisis and success. 8) You already knew this 9) the teaching and good shows will stil be there 10) we all love you for your brains too, not just your ravishing good loks and charm; I bet you could supervise and mentor while recuperating, till back on the set. 11) Never put off until tomorrow what you should be doing today,...unless you are Scarlett O'Hara. You strike me as more of the Rhett Butler type. Tuff Love, Joe

Joe, Thanks. I guess I was trolling for the response of- "Oh, I had rotator cuff surgery and was back at my tennis game in less than 10 days!" J I only ‘push a mouse around’ for a living, but I have to be pretty accurate with it. I guess I’ll have to hire on an assistant for a couple of weeks and translate sketches with my left hand for a bit. I should have ‘a new drug’ by this evening, and a surgery scheduled by Wednesday. I do know that if I put it off again till Christmas, I’m sure something will pop up demanding my time then too. Best Wishes- Dx

Now thats the DxE we all know and love,...go slay that dragon!!!

DX, I took Mobic before my RNY and it ate my guts up I had to go with Celibrex and it went a lot better. My Doc said to stay off the Celibrex for a month after RNY so I don't think any NSIAD's are any good for the tummy, and I have been on Anti-inflamatory for 15 years and tried them all and NSAID's have been by far the worst. Bret

I'll throw out my 2 cents (usually that is what it's worth).  If it were me, I would take 1 (200 mg) Ibuprofen once every other day until a few days before surgery.  Of course I would take it with milk and a meal.  I know it is an NSAID, but it would be good for the inflamation.  Even when the pain relief wears off the reducing of the inflamation can last acouple of days.  I then would look elsewhere for my pain relief.  Tylenol (sp) first, then codeine if I really needed it.  If you are like most, you hate codeine and it's side effects such as unrestful sleep.  Your dr. probably would know best dx, especially since you had major other surgeries around your bowels if I recall.  Just my thoughts.  

Dx,

Don't know what to say except - take the narcotics only during the bad times, given your past problems with NSAIDs and if you do take NSAIDs, proceed with extreme caution unless you're absolutely sure the Nexium is going to work. Maybe narcotics during the severe pain times, tylenol other times and high tech lap surgery as soon as possible? I'm certain you've researched it really well, so that's probably all I can offer.

Hope you get some relief soon. Sounds like even as a director you'd be the type to get in and "tote that barge" with the crew, so you need to have all fours working well.

Best Wishes,

 

Dave

 

Dx, I took tramadol before my surgery for back pain because I didn't want any narcotic drugs. It worked, but not as well as naproxyn, which is not allowed any more.  My family doctor told me that I can still use the tramadol if necessary, but I haven't needed to use it since losing weight (thank God).