In my surgeon consult yesterday he told me that once I have surgery, I must avoid NSAIDS at any and all costs because the potential to cause ulcers. Pardon the pun, but this was a tough pill to swallow LOL What in the world do you do when you have a headache or period cramps? Tylenol has always been 100% ineffective for me especially with period cramps. Headaches are rare for me, but cramps...those are a definite once a month occurrence and they show no mercy except when I toss back about 4 Advil

Topical did nothing for me. I've been ordering from https://www.thecbdistillery.com/?homepage=new which has a good range of products and lots of information on their site about dosing. It's been really helpful as an anti-inflamatory for me.
I've been experimenting with dosing, and put the drops right under my tongue in the morning. It gets me through the bulk of the day, sometimes I'll take some more in the evening. Worth a try!

Cbdistillery and Lazarus Naturals are my favorites. I have RA and fibro, so not being able to take NSAIDS is a b**ch. But I also do the CBD under the tongue and it works well for me.

And it's recently been federally approved for farming, so every state should be able to get it now (CBD has 0.3% THC or less, so it's legal to sell/have/use in even non-MJ friendly states.

~SW: 278 CW: 165~
RNY 1/5/2005
"What got you here won't get you there."

NSAIDS I gave up willingly, it gave me Hector,my original ulcer. Tomkitten can gradually delete them from my house, I give him total permission. I still have liquid and caplet Tylenol , and I am hoarding my Norco and Tramadol for emergencies. And I usually have them expire before I ever get them taken. Glad I don't have that doctor that required his patient to give him back the Norco if he hadn't taken them all. I know there is an opioid epidemic but I surely didn't contribute mine to anyone else.
And I never woyld!

My surgeon didn’t tell me this and I take a prescription NSAID daily for back pain and I had the sleeve in April and haven’t had any problems with taking them so far but I will definitely be asking when I return

I didn't know this until the morning of discharge from the hospital, 2 days after surgery, when the surgeon told me upon disharge no NSAIDS for life. Thankfully Tylenol works for me.

I find ,after my RnY, 1 Tylenol works as well as 4 Advil or Motrin used to, and it doesn't chew the heck out if my stomach lining. Who would have thunk it?

Wow !!! My Dr. never said anything and that was in April & I have only had to return once and don’t return again until my one year anniversary, but to my knowledge I haven’t had any issues with it yet

What about aspirin?

Aspirin is worse when it comes to ulcers and acid reflux.

On 12/4/2018 at 6:04 AM, KimTriesRNY said:

You will need to have an alternative solution.

If possible, birth control of a hormonal type is most useful when it comes to difficult periods. I would work this out now, before your surgery.

I have horrible cramps, and only ibuprofen would help mine as well. I did not plan for this ahead of time and it’s been a struggle.

Theres a huge list of meds my surgeon gave me I’m never supposed to take. I was aware of a few of them, but some of them were surprising.

Hello can you pass me the list your Dr.. gave you of the meds you should never take besides Ibuprofen? My Dr. never gave me that list

I am allergic to Tylenol so that veto it big time. I always taken NSAIDs for throwing up headaches to tooth aches.

I use fioricet for my bad headaches and I had the sleeve 3 years ago June 20th.

On 5/25/2019 at 7:38 AM, vovo2013 said:

I am allergic to Tylenol so that veto it big time. I always taken NSAIDs for throwing up headaches to tooth aches.

CBD works wonders for throwing up migraines

On 5/25/2019 at 6:45 AM, Mrs. Hayes said:

Hello can you pass me the list your Dr.. gave you of the meds you should never take besides Ibuprofen? My Dr. never gave me that list

here ya go

Good to know, wonder if you still need a letter of Medical Need or are they easily accessible? I haven't had a migraine since my surgery, this means one of 2 things.
1) Surgery cured my tendencies
OR
2) I am way overdue for one, as LONG as it has been, it will be a BARN-Burner!

CBD works wonders for throwing up migraines

Yah, but I dont want to get fired from my JOB. That is a ban and if they test me randomly then I can get fired.

Jumping in here. CBD isnt like THC, the chemical in marijuana that gets you high. I'm not sure they could fire you for taking CBD, but you know best.