I have a follow up appointment with my Ortho doctor coming up soon. I was told I can't take inflammation meds or NSAIDS any more after I had the surgery.

I'm having alot of shoulder joint pain, maybe from fibromyalgia and for a follow up where I'm trying to put off two knee replacements. I'm down 98 pounds since my last appt with him and hopefully will be down over 100 lbs by the time I get there...well i know I will be. Question is , what is everyone else taking for joint pain like this? I don't know what to ask for or even if I want another RX....I'm about drugged out !

It is a pain med that I was given at the hospital for pain after my sleeve surgery

It is a pain med that I was given at the hospital for pain after my sleeve surgery

Ah. Strange how doctors differ so much on so many things. My doctor is ADAMANT about NSAIDs but my first week on here I saw lots of people take them. They need a unified handbook

Well, now I'm worried I won't be able to take anything and just deal with pain 24/7 for the rest of my life or until I agree to a knee replacement. I want to have the skin removal before I spend money on any other surgery's . I have at least 50 lbs more to lose...may try for 65 more depending on how I feel at 190 lbs. The books show my ideal weight being 170...seems like a long ways from where I am now. I just finished eating - well try to eat-. I just can't slow down and feel like I'm having a heart attack every time I eat which is making me dread eating anything. I got up at 6am today and didn't eat anything until 330pm because I knew it would hurt....and it did! Lean back hold your chest, squint your eyes hurt. UGH Any suggestions on training myself to slow down eating?

Well' date=' now I'm worried I won't be able to take anything and just deal with pain 24/7 for the rest of my life or until I agree to a knee replacement. I want to have the skin removal before I spend money on any other surgery's . I have at least 50 lbs more to lose...may try for 65 more depending on how I feel at 190 lbs. The books show my ideal weight being 170...seems like a long ways from where I am now. I just finished eating - well try to eat-. I just can't slow down and feel like I'm having a heart attack every time I eat which is making me dread eating anything. I got up at 6am today and didn't eat anything until 330pm because I knew it would hurt....and it did! Lean back hold your chest, squint your eyes hurt. UGH Any suggestions on training myself to slow down eating?[/quote']

Set a timer for half an hour.

Always put your fork down for a full minute minimum between bites.

Make sure your bites are teeny tiny.

Chew until its the consistency of applesauce.

Use baby utensils to gauge the size of your bites.

And toradol is an NSAID

Oops, and i thought it was not. I had a few doses of this every day and it did help with the pain, but it was not the usual trip like oxycodone ( even this does not affect me like it used to)

How bad are antibiotics on our stomachs? They make sick as is' date=' I can only imagine when I'm sleeved :/[/quote']

Not bad on my stomach. However, it is the biggest horse pill I have ever seen. Ever. Even when compared to real horse pills. I am glad it is going through without getting stuck. I am almost 4 months out. I always try and take it with food.