I sure do miss my ibruprofen! I have arthritis in my knees, and my doctor told me no advil. Well, I've tried tylenol, but, that doesn't do the job. Does anyone know of any other pain relief? I may have to take some Advil, if the pain doesn't subside. Why can't we take ibruprofen?

I use a topical prescription cream called voltaren gel. You might tslk to your doctor about thst. I have severe osteoarthritis in knees and it helps me a lot.

Advil is an NSAID. This class of medication can cause stomach problems and bleeding problems...so since our tummies are so small now, it is recommended not to take this type of medication. K

My Dr. said NSAIDS are ok in moderation, including Ibuprofen. I don't want to tell you not to follow your docs orders, but one of the MANY reasons I chose this WLS was because all the research I found was that NSAIDS were ok.

I've taken NSAIDS (Advil, Aleve, 800Mg Motrin, every Advil Sinus/Cold relief) in some form or another since being 6 weeks out, and have never had issues. It is recommended to take it with something in your stomach just like it's recommended when our stomachs are not altered. People with their entire stomachs can get ulcers from overuse, and/or not taking it with some food in their stomachs. The ability to take NSAIDS is the #1 reason that the sleeve is preferred over RNY since we have a normal functioning stomach, just smaller in size.

I either eat a bit of yogurt, or 2-3 crackers and then swallow the pill with the smallest amount of liquid that it takes to get the pill down. At over 2 years out, I've never had any issue with NSAIDS, and my surgeon approved using them.

There's been 100s of patients win appeals with insurance denials because of their medical need to take NSAIDS.

I'm not saying to go against your surgeon's advice. I'm simply sharing my experience, and I'll share that with my clotting disorder I am required to take an aspirin every day. If I had any other surgery(RNY of the Band), this would not be possible, and my high risk ob was ecstatic to find out that I had the sleeve instead of the band or RNY. I'll take this aspirin regimen for the rest of my life. There is no cure, and it's directly related to a genetic condition. Aspirin is the only treatment available for daily use, and I have to have the drug DDAVP given during surgery to help my platelets clot properly.

NSAIDs are allowed for sleevers by my program. I've been taking them since just two weeks post-op because of an injury, but I had to take extra PPIs at first, now I just take them with food.

My surgeon said I could continue to use my Excedrin Migraine (an NSAID) immediately after surgery if I needed it. I only take it when I get pretty bad migraines, but I am glad that I don't have to find something else. I'd talk to your surgeon and see if he may have some suggestion.

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I will speak to my surgeon, and if I do take ibruprofen, i will make sure there is something in my stomach.