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Is anyone else’s surgery date December 11th?

Just thought I would do an update.
Highest weight 378 as shown on the left. Surgery weight 363(2/28/18) the picture on the right was about a month ago I am down to 249!!!

Congratulations!!! You are the same date as me. I feel like its all getting real now. Very excited though

Hi! Surgery date is Dec. 11. Start pre-surgery diet on the 27th. Excited and anxious!

Thanks! I was taking Aleve for arthritis pre-surgery. Now I'm only allowed Tylenol and as you state it doesn't do as good of job with the pain as an NSAID. My hope is the weight loss will help with the joint pain.

So after surgery what are you taking in place of Celebrex? My understanding is NSAIDS are not allowed at all.

I was taking high-dose ibuprofen, and I went off it before I had to (because I suspected it was doing stomach damage, and the upper endoscopy confirmed that). I've taken Tylenol since surgery, which is less effective for arthritis than an NSAID. After six months (I think), NSAIDs will be allowed again, but possibly only in small doses, as opposed to what I was doing before.
I've taken Celebrex in the past, so I know it's a little different than the old-school ones like ibuprofen. Maybe your surgeon will be OK with it sooner after surgery than the typical NSAID. It's a totally reasonable question to ask them.

My doc wanted me off NSAIDs like Celebrex for two weeks before surgery. He wanted me off of methotrexate for longer, but then he had to duke it out with rheumatology, who disagreed; they ended up all agreeing to two weeks for that, as well.
I'd call, with a list of your meds handy, and ask which ones you need to stop when. There are several they'll let you take until the day before, and a few they'll have you take with a sip of Water the morning of. But there are also probably some they'd like you to avoid for more than two weeks.

I’m sorry to hear that. My best guess is GERD. I would speak with your docto about it. I’m taking Pepcid to prevent mine but also carafate if it gets bad. Mine gets bad when I have an empty stomach but having it makes me not want to eat so it’s a bad cycle.

My dr had me stop my blood pressure meds two days before surgery. I would think if there was a med he/she wanted you to stop taking before the two week pre op, you’d know. Is there someone in the office you can contact with questions?