Naproxen

[Guest guest]

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Just to let you know I have taken Naproxen for the " girl cramps " each

month for many years. It works very well and I have had no problems,

but I always take it after I have food in me - whether a meal, or just

some crackers. My pharmacist (long time ago instructed me on this), and

now there is also a sticker on the bottle reminding me to 'Take With

Food'.

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Oh my, do I feel for you. While I do not have the experience that most here do

with the severe arthritis pain, I do have experience with the severe surgery you

are about to endure. I have had 2 surgeries on my neck, the last involving a

fusion of c5/6. The pain is excrutiating and the recovery is LONG, but do not

go against what the surgeon tells you to do. Luckily I healed up quite nicely

and have regained much of my function back, but I met another person who did not

fare so well. She ended up having to be re-fused because she would not listen

to her surgeon.

You will be in a significant amount of pain no matter what. Honestly, I would

not have made it on naproxen, but that is one of the most damaging nsai's that

exist. Have your doctors discussed narcotics with you? Morphine will be what

you probably wake up on, and I took narcotics for over a year because of the

pain.

I hope I am not scaring you, but I would follow the surgeon's directions

because you will not want to go through this again, no matter how painful the

first time.

Jere McFarland <jrmcf2@...> wrote:

Hi All,

I'm going into surgery Friday to have two bone spurs removed in my cervical

spine. Fusion will also be involved. The surgeon wanted me to stop my 1500 mg of

Naproxen a day for six months. I'm also on Plaquenil, folic acid, and MTX.

Between my RA Doc and the surgeon they have agreed to let me stay on 500 mgs a

day. What happens if that isn't enough? They don't seem to have an answer. It

seems any nsaid will inhibit the fusion process. Any help will be appreciated.

Jere