Taking NSAID's for back pain

[gomezk2 24]

I am one month post op and i have always suffered from lower back pain due to some herniation on the spine. Now that i have the sleeve can anyone chime in on taking anti flamatory meds for the pain. I am having discomfort again and was prescribed naproxen 500 mg to take as needed for pain but i am worried that it may cause some issues in the stomach. Tylenol truly does not do anything for me. Please help.

[snoopyt2 34]

I have the same issue. I was sleeved may 12 and I have 2 herniated disc to my lower back. I take meloxicam. My doc said its ok to use it in moderation.

[missykrissy79 21]

My dr said the same. In moderation and not high doses. I take them about 4 days a month if I must. Does the dr know to avoid them? I had to remind my general that I couldn't have them after surgery. Speedy healing!

[TammyDTM 391]

@@gomezk2 In my opinion, it is too soon after your surgery for you to take nsaids, if ever at all.

You should definitely check with your surgery team about that.

[sleevenv 483]

Hmmmm. I was told I couldn't take NSAIDs for the rest of my life and that if I had chronic or arthritic pain, it was a reason to really contemplate NOT having sleeve surgery! I was told Tylenol is the only option. They made me sign a paper specifically agreeing to this restriction!

[MichiganChic 3,262]

My surgeon allows NSAIDS, but not at 4 weeks. I was cleared at 6 weeks, which is when tissues are healed. I've taken ibuprofen every day since.

[bdcsail 72]

I had plastics 7weeks ago and was offered NASIDs and when I asked the doctor she said they were fine as long as I wasn't tKing them long term. I did use them the first I would say 10 days without issues

[Mulepick 18]

NASIDs cause stomach ulcers. Did your doc finding any of these while he was in there? Mine did. I had been on Celebrex every day for years before I stopped a couple of months before the surgery. Now I take one when ever my pain gets too bad but certainly not daily. Pepcid daily and revisit the ulcer in a couple of months.

[erp 2,016]

I asked my surgeon about this last week. He said I could take Ibuprofen if I took an antacid before as stomach acid increases ulcer risk. I don't know the science of his statement but it might be worth looking into.

[Soapandcandlequeen 124]

I had a bad headache 3 days out and my surgeon said it was fine to take Excedrin as long as I cut the pill in half. With sleeve you can still eventually take those meds just not right away. With bypass you are told not to

[efierke 60]

Prior to surgery I had chronic headaches and occassional Migraines so this was definitely a topic of conversation with my surgeon. My NSAID of choice is Aleve (naproxen) and he was fine with it as long as it was occassional use only. I don't get headaches nearly as often since the surgery (and no migraines) but I am taking the Aleve for back pain now. Usually take 2 tylenol and if that doesn't do the job, 1-2 Aleve, but I manage to take the Aleve only once or twice a week usually.