Nsaids

I am 12 years out, and now have spinal stenois, degenerative disc disease, arthritis all over. I am tired of the way opiods make me feel. I may try NSAIDs. Anyone else have tried anything else?

Just be aware that they may create a serious problem.

Specially the remnant stomach. We can't take medicine to coat the tissues when it gets irritated or get an ulcer, and in a long term, pain could be the only indication that something is wrong. Taking pain meds (NSAIDs, or opiates) may prevent you even feeling that pain until things gets really serious, like bleeding perforated ulcer, leaking acids and tissue into the space in your abdominal cavity. The only way to repair that would be a surgery.

Post RNY long term I have GERD that already affected my esophagus. My pain management doc would like me to try some NSAIDS, but my gastro is really against that. He even offered to talk to my pain doc if more explanation is needed. It was not needed brcbeca when I mentioned Barrett Esophagus to him, he understood.

Even NSAIDs creams or patches are not recommended, since the medication is systematic, and it affects the stomach regardless if taken orally or any other way.

But IMO, creams or patches should be much safer, because they could deliver the medication to the affected area, therefore typically much less is needed so the blood concentration of NSAIDs should be much lower therefore less dangerous.

I am not a doc, neither I played one on TV, but I deal with pain and I researched that.

I was told that Nsaids irritate the stomach and can cause ulcers and damage to the stomach. I have migraines and can't use my regular treatment of Aleve and Rx meds. So, it's just the Rx meds. I understand what you are saying I don't like how my meds make me feel, sluggish and not with it.

Good luck figuring it out.

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