Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 Donna, What procedure did you have? I had the BPD/DS and can take nonsteriodal antiinflammatories just like a " normal " person. Same precautions as the general public (minim does needed, etc) but otherwise BPd/DS patients can take virtually all medications just like the general public--after the initial recovery period that is. Dawn Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH BPD/DS 4/27/00 www.duodenalswitch.com 267 to 165 5' 4 " size 22 to size 10 have made size goal no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 Good afternoon everyone, after reading the posts today I came across.... " NAPROXEN IS A TOTAL NO-NO " Could someone fill me in on why. I get them for monthly cramps. I had no idea we couldnt take them. Also, is there any other meds that we arent able to take fter surgery that I should know abou? Take care DonnaO 11/02/00 412 present: 306 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 Hi Dawn, I had the RNY gastric bypass. Sometimes I would be perscribed a steroid (prednazone) when I had an asthma attack. So with the RYN NO steroids? Does anyone know why? Is it because of ulcers or something? DonnaO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 Hi Dawn, I had the RNY gastric bypass. Sometimes I would be perscribed a steroid (prednazone) when I had an asthma attack. So with the RYN NO steroids? Does anyone know why? Is it because of ulcers or something? DonnaO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 Best thing to do...check with your doctor!! My surgeon says the only meds we can't take are time release. Reason being that we don't have the stomach acid to " melt " the pill/coating and the intestines where it would be absorbed has been bypassed. Past that, we have no pharmaceutical restrictions!! Sue in Las Vegas -- Re: Naproxen a no-no??? -- -- --Hi Dawn, -- I had the RNY gastric bypass. Sometimes I would be perscribed a --steroid (prednazone) when I had an asthma attack. So with the RYN NO --steroids? Does anyone know why? Is it because of ulcers or --something? --DonnaO -- -- --Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG -- --Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe -- -- -- -- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 Best thing to do...check with your doctor!! My surgeon says the only meds we can't take are time release. Reason being that we don't have the stomach acid to " melt " the pill/coating and the intestines where it would be absorbed has been bypassed. Past that, we have no pharmaceutical restrictions!! Sue in Las Vegas -- Re: Naproxen a no-no??? -- -- --Hi Dawn, -- I had the RNY gastric bypass. Sometimes I would be perscribed a --steroid (prednazone) when I had an asthma attack. So with the RYN NO --steroids? Does anyone know why? Is it because of ulcers or --something? --DonnaO -- -- --Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG -- --Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe -- -- -- -- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 " My surgeon says the only meds we can't take are time release. Reason being that we don't have the stomach acid to " melt " the pill/coating and the intestines where it would be absorbed has been bypassed. " Sue: Just as a follow-on and a for " what it's worth " bit of my .02, I had been prescribed a XR drug last April and two months later the doc did a blood test to determine the level in my system. I had expressed some of the concerns that I had picked up about extended time release drugs and our ability to ingest them. He told me that the levels in my system were exactly what he would have expected for anyone who had not had WLS and could so no difference whatsoever. That surprised me! I am on XR version of another drug now and it seems to be doing the job for me although I have not had blood tested to determine systemic levels of that either. On the same subject, one of those drugs (the former) was Divalproex Sodium (think I spelled it right) which - to my limited medical understanding - is a form of Valproate. Just yesterday I skim read a weekly update on drugs that I get from Medscape and a new study had shown Valproate to be a culprint in bone problems in children receiving the drug. Mind you I did not study the article in detail but it sure caught my eye. I was on Depakote (divalproex sodium), 750mg per day, which also tends to be destructive to livers and now it shows to be bad news for bones? Am I ever glad I got off that and onto something else long ago! With our calcium absorption problems and tendency for Osteo anyway as post ops I sure do not need to include that sucker in my list of hurdles to overcome! Anyway, just for what it is worth, or what you paid for this good advice is probably about what it is really worth! Dan Slone, Surgery 5/2/2000 Consult 294, Surgery 286, Low 186, Current 201 Beginning BMI 41.7, Low 26.4, Current 28.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 " My surgeon says the only meds we can't take are time release. Reason being that we don't have the stomach acid to " melt " the pill/coating and the intestines where it would be absorbed has been bypassed. " Sue: Just as a follow-on and a for " what it's worth " bit of my .02, I had been prescribed a XR drug last April and two months later the doc did a blood test to determine the level in my system. I had expressed some of the concerns that I had picked up about extended time release drugs and our ability to ingest them. He told me that the levels in my system were exactly what he would have expected for anyone who had not had WLS and could so no difference whatsoever. That surprised me! I am on XR version of another drug now and it seems to be doing the job for me although I have not had blood tested to determine systemic levels of that either. On the same subject, one of those drugs (the former) was Divalproex Sodium (think I spelled it right) which - to my limited medical understanding - is a form of Valproate. Just yesterday I skim read a weekly update on drugs that I get from Medscape and a new study had shown Valproate to be a culprint in bone problems in children receiving the drug. Mind you I did not study the article in detail but it sure caught my eye. I was on Depakote (divalproex sodium), 750mg per day, which also tends to be destructive to livers and now it shows to be bad news for bones? Am I ever glad I got off that and onto something else long ago! With our calcium absorption problems and tendency for Osteo anyway as post ops I sure do not need to include that sucker in my list of hurdles to overcome! Anyway, just for what it is worth, or what you paid for this good advice is probably about what it is really worth! Dan Slone, Surgery 5/2/2000 Consult 294, Surgery 286, Low 186, Current 201 Beginning BMI 41.7, Low 26.4, Current 28.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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