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I’m a few weeks shy of being a year out from my surgery and I dealing with arthritis pain and tmj. Everything I’m reading says I can’t use voltaren cream for my arthritis. Will we ever be able to use some form of nsaids for certain medical conditions? Some things I read say some can be used some time after vsg (def not recommended within the first 30 days) but then even more studies say never again.

the tmj I’m dealing with so far without medication.


sorry just had a moment of blah.

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11 minutes ago, Gamma98 said:

I’m a few weeks shy of being a year out from my surgery and I dealing with arthritis pain and tmj. Everything I’m reading says I can’t use voltaren cream for my arthritis. Will we ever be able to use some form of nsaids for certain medical conditions? Some things I read say some can be used some time after vsg (def not recommended within the first 30 days) but then even more studies say never again.

the tmj I’m dealing with so far without medication.


sorry just had a moment of blah.

I would ask your team. It seems like the issue with NSAID’s was because of the stomach and I doubt a cream would have anything to do with that. I am by no means certain of this so definitely ask though.

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The often sited NSAIDs prohibition generally applies only to Gastric Bypass patients. VSG patients still effectively have a normally functioning stomach with a normally functioning pyloric valve, so NSAIDS are no more an issue for VSG patients than non-ops. There is a school of thought that NSAIDs are best avoided by everyone.

Cream aspirin generally doesn't contribute to the issues created by swallowing NSAIDS for anyone.

Now I had Gastric Bypass and my Doc has no issue with me taking NSAIDs as long as I paid attention to possible side effects, as anyone taking anything should do. Most folks claim Acetaminophen is okeydokey to take while my personal medical issues prevent me from even looking at them. Long and short of it is we should pay attention to what our Docs say about our personal medical situations.

Since we're here, Gastric Bypass folks may have issues with certain time-released medications. It depends on the time-release mechanism, where the meds are absorbed, and other things that seems to vary by person. Again, we need to pay attention to how the medications appear to work.

Talk to your medical team. I'd wager dollars to doughnuts you are in the clear.

Good luck,

Tek

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I had no idea!! My surgeon is anti-nsaids. I honestly feel if taken with food; they wouldn’t be less likely to do harm but what do I know.

Interesting read. Thank you!!

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43 minutes ago, ShoppGirl said:

I would ask your team. It seems like the issue with NSAID’s was because of the stomach and I doubt a cream would have anything to do with that. I am by no means certain of this so definitely ask though.

I go back to my surgeon in June and that’s number one on my list to ask.

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1 minute ago, Gamma98 said:

I go back to my surgeon in June and that’s number one on my list to ask.

If I were you I wouldn’t suffer needlessly until then. I would call them and ask. The girls up front probably know the answer and if they don’t they shouldn’t mind checking.

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5 hours ago, Gamma98 said:

I’m a few weeks shy of being a year out from my surgery and I dealing with arthritis pain and tmj. Everything I’m reading says I can’t use voltaren cream for my arthritis. Will we ever be able to use some form of nsaids for certain medical conditions? Some things I read say some can be used some time after vsg (def not recommended within the first 30 days) but then even more studies say never again.

the tmj I’m dealing with so far without medication.


sorry just had a moment of blah.

If you find out that you can't take nsaids or Voltaren gel, you might want to ask your surgeon about full spectrum CBD oil. I have RA and that's what I take now since I'm off of all nsaids. There's CBD topicals too, and they work very well for breakthrough joint pain.

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