Advil, Tylenol, or BC powder?

I am 2 years post op and my doctor's office is closed for the weekend and they did not refill my Tramadol that I take for pain.

Can I take Advil or BC powder for the arthritis pain? I can't go through the whole weekend in pain I have too much to do. Thank you.

I don't know what BC powder is.  I take Tylenol for pain because everything else is an NSAID and my surgeon wants me to avoid NSAIDs due to my "history" of ulcers.  (I had one ulcer, not sure how that's a history, but whatever.)

Thank you. BC powder is a ground up analgesic, and tastes horrible.

It's aspirin. Too hard on your stomach.

Have you tried the extended release tylenol? I have lupus and spinal stenosis with degenerative discs in my lower back. Since surgery I have been able to stop my nsaid and have been only taking the tramadol extended release. I use the tylenol a couple times a week for break through pain and it has surprised me how well it has worked! Maybe it will get u through the weekend. Good luck I understand your worry.

I didn't even know an extended release Tylenol existed!  Thanks for the suggestion,  I just picked some up to try.  I have a bulging disc in my back that has been acting up, paired with 12-hour days at a new job on my feet :-/

I was told ibuprofen was a no-no.  Which kinda sucked because I used to take it almost daily for pain.  But then weight loss has helped with that pain and I no longer need daily pain relievers...Praise God!  I do take tylenol occasionally when I have a headache or lately for my back that has been bothering me, it helps but not as well as ibuprofen.  

with the VSG, you can take any of them. If you take the BC or Advil,take it with something to eat to protect your stomach.

being able to take NSAIDS is one of the primary reasons to have a VSG over the RNY.

GL

Hi,

I just wanted to put in my 2 cents.  All the above advice looks great with one exception.  Absolutely under no cir****tances should you take an

NSAID unless advised by a doctor.   The concern is that NSAIDS can cause ulcers and because you have a smaller stomach you could be more

likely to get an ulcer with an NSAID.  

 

The only other thing that I need to mention and this is more a simple point of fact.  You really should never seek medical advice from a forum 

such as this.  The reason is that there will likely be a hand full of patients that have had surgeons OK something while other surgeons will say

stay away.  The surgeon knows your case and specifics and you need to rely only on that surgeon and/or primary care physician as long as the

primary care physician is well versed in your surgery and background.  

 

I am two years post op as of yesterday and I have posted countless times on this forum and in all of my experience the best advice is to never

ever get medical advice here.  The people mean well and certainly identify with your cir****tances and of course ultimately it is your choice, but

realize that most that reply are not doctors or surgeons versed in bariatric surgery but instead have been or will be patients themselves.  

 

With that said all I can tell you, is that my surgeon had given me instructions that I will never take NSAIDS or aspirin based products.  I have done

this faithfully and successfully for two years.  Even though that was my instructions I am not indicating that you should or should not follow those

same instructions.  Please realize that there is a reason that many surgeons will have you swear off of NSAIDS.  When I have a question about such

things I tend to go to webmd.com.

 

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory-drugs-nsaids

In that article midway down it says ...

Common side effects of this medicine include:

• Stomach upset.
• Heartburn.
• Ulcers.

Read those words and please note that these are common side effects for the average person.  With the VSG we are not average people in 

that we have reduced the stomach size and therefore these side effects are more likely if not really careful.