NOT SURE IF I/WE CAN TAKE...

CELEBREX??? HELP ANYONE???  THANKS!!!

I did take it but got really sick from it...allergic reaction!

Hugs....connie  d

THANKS!!! seems like nobody on here right now...lol just got back from dr appointment and he gave me script for celebrex and also for therapy on hips and knees....joints are very good shape he said and he doesn't see any arthritis at all in the tons of xrays that were taken and that is a relief!!!! so next wednesday i go see the pain dr for therapy....

hugs

Are you allowd to take NSAIDs ?  Celebrex is a Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory...this being said, some surgeons, especially if you are  relatively far out from surgery, and  have toughned up your little  pouchie, may allow some moderate use with an anti-acid or stomach protector such as Pantoloc....better check first with your surgeon before you take Celebrex.

no i am not supposed to take any NSAIDS at all...this dr told me it would be ok for me...hummm will call my WLS and ask for sure...thanks for responding!

Judy,

It is kind of risky for us. Double check with your surgeon.
This is what I found:

Gastrointestinal Risk

• NSAIDs, including Celebrex, cause an increased risk of serious gastrointestinal adverse events including bleeding, ulceration, and perforation of the stomach or intestines, which can be fatal. These events can occur at any time during use and without warning symptoms. Elderly patients are at greater risk for serious gastrointestinal events.

Kisses
Annette

i am going to put a call in to my WLS in the morning!! the dr i saw today said this celebrex was safe for those that had stomach problems...ulcers etc...he must be badly mistaken!!!! soooo will wait to get ahold of my WLS and see what i am told. thanks sis for answering this for me!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!  ;-)

HUGS

Celebrex is one of the meds that can harm the pouch.  I'd be really careful, and not take it.
Jan

you can bet i am NOT gonna take this medication!!! glad i didn't get it filled right away!!!! thanks jan for answering me!!

 

Judy, my ortho doc wanted me to get on Celebrex when I had the patellar tendonitis last year. I asked Dr. Foote about it first; he said I could try it but there was a risk of ulcers; that I should take it along with something like Prevacid or Nexium (and I was already on Nexium, so that wasn't an issue). I tried it for a month (it was expensive too ... not a cheap drug, something like $26 for a month for the copay) and I didn't notice any difference in my knee (this was my right knee, the knee replacement one). So I said that was long enough and didn't get it refilled. Ortho doc agreed.

I have a feeling that Dr. Foote will tell you the same thing.