I have Arthritis in my Knees and Ankle. I take a med called Vivmove for it. Which contains and NSIDS. I am aware after surgery i wont be able to take NSIDS nor would i be able to take this pill related to its size. I am also on Metformin but I think i can cut that pill into enough small pieces to take. My question is does anyone else out there have any suggestions to help with the Arthritis pain after surgery. I know that losing the weight is the best thing for my ankle and knees but since that wont happen over night i need to figure out something to do.

I was told to crush my meds.

Metformin comes in a powder form to mix with water, I was told by my doctor that u shouldnt crush or split metformin tabalets at all, the literature in my Metformin tablets clearly states to eat them whole only .. its to do with the time release formula or something, i would certainly talk to your surgeon about the pills u take for pain .. he might have some suggestions for you

Good luck with it and i hope your pain eases as the weight comes off

As far as pain relief, I was told I could take Excedrin Tension Headache and it was about the strongest OTC pain reliever I would be able to take. No aspirin and no NSAIDs. You'd be amazed at how just a little bit of loss can make a big difference. I was beginning to have some daily pain in my hip radiating down into my leg and just 16 pounds down and no more hip pain! Yay!!

Ty guys for all the answers. I dont take it everyday even though i am suppose to. So i am hoping a few lbs plus the fact winter is almost over I can do without it and just take tylenol. Going to stock up on liquid. As for the metformin I am not Diabetic but insulin resistant so I am going to talk to my dr. I may once the surgery is done go off it totally. If not I can switch to victoza which is an injection.