Has anyone else experienced a rapidly grown ulcer post operatively...caused by Vioxx?

Six weeks post op, I awoke with stabbing pain in upper left abdomin. It was a perforated ulcer in my pouch. It was so huge it perforated both sides of the pouch, and allowed a fistula to grow into my old stomach. I had emergency surgery and suffered peritonitis. I am currently being treated aggressively for the ulcer and will have an endoscopy in another month to see how it is doing and if the hole into my old stomach is healing. I may have to have surgery to repair it.

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