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What pain meds work well for Gastric bypass patients?
Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss | Last Active: Dec 11, 2023 | Replies (131)Comment receiving replies
@judipogo I understand your wanting to use something that works for your pain. I too had gastric bypass 12 years ago. I have herniated disc, stenosis, arthritis, degenerative disc as well as fibromyalgia. I too have had every injection and treatment there is over the past 20 years. The pain is not tolerable and I have been on pain relievers for the past 2 years. Now and again, I will take 800 mg of Motrin to ease arthritis pain. With it I take Nexium to protect my pouch. My surgeon ok'd it for 3 days only I would NOT use Motrin on a constant basis. I have seen what happens when one takes Motrin . My good friend used it and it ate away her stomach. Our surgeon showed me the photos and it wasn't pretty. There were actual holes in the stomach. He had to do a revision surgery. I won't get into the details but the surgery had complications and she had 2 more surgeries.
I had not heard of the EDGE or ERCP before. I hope that procedure goes well for you. @judipogo are you primarily looking to get off Vicodin and Tylenol based drugs because of the elevated LFTs?
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Good Morning,
Please forgive me if I already wrote this to you, but I cannot remember and I DO realize this was posted a long time ago.
I think we are somewhat twins!
I had WLS, too, only the sleeve and in 2016.
I have Fibro, degenerative disc disease, osteo-arthritis and stenosis.
I too have gone for injections and before surgery, lived on Advil type meds that DID give me gastritis.
HI SIS! lol
Just as any FYI to you (and I am NOT in any way preaching, especially since I don't know your circumstances or the degree of you afflictions):
For years I did the shots and Advil thing. After years of searching for someone who could give me relief with the shots, I had to move to another state (just kidding, moved anyway).
This pain med doc helped me for 4 years.
When the shots stopped working, I stopped with the shots.
I researched and found a neuro-surgeon who specialized in spinal issues and was up-to-date with the latest and greatest!
It was my personal preference to use a neurosurgeon instead of an orthopedic surgeon because I had to have work done on the cervical spine and I wanted someone who was also a brain surgeon (just in case).
It was decided to do the cervical spine first, then when I was good to go, the lumbar spine.
Within a week after the cervical spine disc replacement, I had NOT pain from the waist up.
I can't say when I was pain free from the waist down, because the lumbar x-lift fusion took a lot longer to heal.
But what I can say, is I am pain free!!!!!!
I now have other issues, not related to the surgeries.
I have neuropathy in both feet and weakness in my ankels and legs.
I've had MRIs, blood tests and other tests.
I have severe nerve damage!
My guess is that I waited too long to have the surgeries.
If I would have had it sooner, my issues wouldn't have progressed so far.
Guess I am trying to say that you shouldn't wait too long to get an opinion IF surgery would be useful in your case.
Again, I am NOT advocating for surgery, just sharing my experience.
Wishing you a pain-free day!
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)