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fat2long · June 7, 2008

I am waiting for my surgery date on july 28th. I have been reading everything I can to prepare for this. I know the first 2 weeks are going to be rough!!! I have to go off estrogen, not take advil for knee pain and 800 calories a day. WOW! My poor husband .Does anyone have good ideas for making it through this time?

Queen of Hearts · June 7, 2008

Hi! Have you seen a nutritionist? What kind of diet are they giving you for your pre-op and post-op? I have a 10 day preop and 8 week post op diet but they did not take any of my medication away from me except for the 24 or 48 hours before my surgery. If it's the pill size that they don't want you to suffer from you can buy a pill cutter and cut them in half and it makes it easier to swallow. If it's because they may cause your blood to thin then definitely don't take them until your doc says you can continue. I would ask him why they are wanting you to be off of them. I was taking a slew of meds since I had so many health issues and I would think ADVIL wouldn't be so bad?? But if your case I would consult the doc to be sure he wants you to discontinue this! After surgery my doc gave me some pain meds and they were the bomb! Didn't have to worry about ANY pain! Maybe your doc has something like that he plans on giving you and the advil may hamper it's effectiveness, but definitely ask him..

ReadySteadyGo · June 7, 2008

Yeah, I can not take Advil or any aspirin related product because my Dr. ordered me not too. Still to this day. BUT i CAN take tylenol. Can you still take tylenol?

MaidMarion · June 7, 2008

You know I thought the not taking Aleve was going to kill me since I take so much of it the doctor has already told me not more often than once a week! It hasn't been as bad because once I cut way back on carbs most of my pain seems to have diminished.

very low carbs and high Protein really really helps keep you from having any true hunger pains. The hormones.......that is the first time I have read about anyone being taken off hormones but I am sure someone around here has been through the same.

Wow I just rechecked your surgery date......your doctor is all about that pre-diet! Mine said two weeks I just started going low carb now because due to an illness I can't taste anyway.

fat2long · June 7, 2008

I can still take tylenol but I may as well eat candy. It does nothing. Thanks for the reply.

Queen of Hearts · June 9, 2008

You know I thought the not taking Aleve was going to kill me since I take so much of it the doctor has already told me not more often than once a week! It hasn't been as bad because once I cut way back on carbs most of my pain seems to have diminished.
very low carbs and high Protein really really helps keep you from having any true hunger pains. The hormones.......that is the first time I have read about anyone being taken off hormones but I am sure someone around here has been through the same.

Wow I just rechecked your surgery date......your doctor is all about that pre-diet! Mine said two weeks I just started going low carb now because due to an illness I can't taste anyway.

Hey that's great Main Marion..and actually my lucky number is 7 so I bet everything goes smooth! I wish the best of luck for you and I know you'll be so glad to finally have this done!! Keep us posted!

Telecia · June 9, 2008

I can still take tylenol but I may as well eat candy. It does nothing. Thanks for the reply.

Weight loss will help reduce the knee pain. Besides have you asked your doctor about alternative medicines you can take besides tylenol?

After surgery you will be on pain meds for a while at least.

Many doctors say no to NASIDS after banding because they can tend to cause erosion of the mucus layer that protects our stomachs from our own stomach acid. Since the band makes them physically sit in one place longer then they normally would.

Talking to one of my PCP's a few months ago about the chance of NASIDS causing ulcers she said there are other options like cortzone shots and a couple other medications that don't have the same side effects. But that if you lose enough weight they may be totally uneeded. She also told me 20-40 lb. loss may be enough to not need pain relief anymore but of course everyone varies.