10 month checkup PS

[Guest guest]

I forgot the name of my med which is just Ibprophen but at 1200mg in

the am and 1200 in the early pm that is a lot but so far my stomach is

doing ok but I worry about my liver! Eleanor

[Guest guest]

Hi Eleanor. It sounds like you're having a rough go of it. 2400 mg.

Ibuprofen is the max allowable per day, as you probably know. You might

consider picking up some Milk Thistle, in the herbs department of most super

stores, and take the recommended dose. It's the only thing known to really

help the liver function, and I started on it years ago, when pain dictated

lots of ibuprofen. So far, so good - my liver functions are fine. I do try

to avoid anything else that might stress it though.

About a second opinion. From what I've read here in the last couple of

months, you're not the only person who can't get a second doc.

Unfortunately, I imagine this is standard. However, you are certainly

within your rights to write a report to the local medical board and the

state medical board and the hospital and whoever else you can think of!

Sounds like bad practice, if not malpractice. Do you have insurance? Can

you talk to the insurance company and ask advice? Like the motto for the

list - "

[Guest guest]

That's a lot of Ibuprofren. It's hard on our kidneys too, drink lots

of water. Also there are some doctors that say Ibuprofren causes

further damage to our bones. Who knows, it's what worked for me so I

took it but not at that high of a dose.

Deb

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> I forgot the name of my med which is just Ibprophen but at 1200mg in

> the am and 1200 in the early pm that is a lot but so far my stomach

is

> doing ok but I worry about my liver! Eleanor

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[Guest guest]

Hi Eleanor,

My hubby pressured me into not taking ibrufen. His reason? He says they

are known for slowing down bone healing.

With that in mind maybe you will have to give yourself a little more time.

I'm not fully convinced, but as the dose needed was far more than I had been

prescribed I cut it out. I only take it now when I want to show off (like

wanting to attend a party without a walking stick) or when I know I will be

absolutely unable to do my job without it.

I must admit though that sometimes I catch myself thinking " They shoot

horses don't they! "

This group has been very supportive at times like that. Some message me on

, some email and in general remind me that tomorrow is a new day.

Good luck with finding a solution to your problem.

Aussie Margaret

RTHR 1990 revised 2004

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