I'll be having my gastric sleeve surgery on Sunday July 14th in Mexico. The pain medication that they will be giving me is Ketorolac which is an NSAID. I've heard that NSAIDS should be avoided after sleeve surgery. Should I take this medication?

On 7/11/2019 at 11:34 PM, Carrunda webb said:

Ok so where you able to walk afterwards? and how long was your stay.

My doctor doesn't use a Foley catheter (in the bladder), so after surgery lasting 4 hrs (because I had so many adhesions), I had to pee very badly when I finally got to my room! The aide got me up to the bathroom even though I was still groggy and rather dizzy. Within a couple hours I was up and walking on my own; they made me get out in the halls to walk every 2 hrs and I did it. I know this helped with pain control and healing.

On 7/12/2019 at 5:01 AM, J@Alabama said:

My surgery was done in Birmingham, AL as an outpatient. After surgery, I spent the night in a nearby hotel and the nurse came by and checked on me and then I saw the doctor the next morning before going home. (Surgery on Thursday returned to work on Monday)
I didn’t have issues with pain and never took any pain medication.
Best decision ever! (Surgery April 2018, down 80lbs)

Which surgeon did yours? I was outpatient in Birmingham too. Dr. Long did mine.

my bariatric doc and surgeon said i could take nsaid occasionally i use naproxen which is better then ibupofen

My doc said that anyone who ever wants to take NSAIDS after surgery should have the sleeve. In fact I got sent home from the hospital with a script for ibuprofen and was told to alternate that with tylenol. So I have a hard time believing all these docs that don't want anyone with a sleeve to take NSAIDS.

Tylenol only.

With the general gastric problems associated with NSAIDS I've often wondered if a suppository formulation was available?

if you do research you can tolerate nsaid if you have the sleeve.. the bypass you cannot take any nsaid..

On 12/3/2019 at 10:47 AM, lvidacovich said:

My doc said that anyone who ever wants to take NSAIDS after surgery should have the sleeve. In fact I got sent home from the hospital with a script for ibuprofen and was told to alternate that with tylenol. So I have a hard time believing all these docs that don't want anyone with a sleeve to take NSAIDS.

that is why i chose the sleeve evwn though i was diabetic and had gerd.. for that reason i depend on nsaid for all my aches and pains related to the obesity i carried for more than 25 years

My doctor allows NSAIDS after the sleeve but not after gastric bypass. I have osteoarthritis pretty badly, and I rely on Advil for pain control. My surgeon has no issues with it, at all.

2 hours ago, TexasMommy80 said:

My doctor allows NSAIDS after the sleeve but not after gastric bypass. I have osteoarthritis pretty badly, and I rely on Advil for pain control. My surgeon has no issues with it, at all.

my doc said i can occasionally take nsaid with the sleeve..i only take it when i am in pain due to back issues i have..

Edited December 7, 20196 yr by johnedwin

I have a sleeve and unfortunately Tramadol, my go to for chronic back pain, has just been reclassified as an opioid, which makes it harder to get prescriptions and harder to get them filled.