Is anyone taking Celebrex post-op?

I have been having pretty severe pain in my hips from inflammation. I used to take celebrex which worked well but I was told not to take it after the surgery. Is anyone taking it without problems?

gnc has these chews called tri-flex they work great, give them a few day to get into your system and see the results. reduce the pain greatly, I have joint pain as well.

Thank you so much. I am going to go get some tomorrow. As it is now i can hardly walk due to the pain. I will let you know if they work for me. Right now anything is worth a try.

I was on Celebrex as well for Rheumatory Arthritis - I was also told to not take them anymore as our tummies are too small to process NSAID medications and if I need anything for pain I should now take Tylenol (which never was strong enough before). I'm hoping if I get any flare-ups the Tylenol will work, but I haven't needed it yet. Please post and let us know if the Tri-flex works.

Im 1 week post op and im on celebrex and some big sizes meds the doc let me take...what i do is i crushed it or if it's in capsule form ill put it in 1tbsp of juice and drink it...i tried taking syrups but i cough a lot...so im stuck to what the docs prescibed...it has awful taste but this too shall pass...

I have arthritis in my left knee to where it will swell the size of a large dinner plate, my friend and co worker told me of these and they taste great, comes in chocolate and peanut butter yummm, I shared mine with a baseball coach and they have helped him and that is amazing as much as he runs. I enjoy my knee looking normal so my pants can fit over it and my shoe will fit, Hope they work for you ladies also...blessings

Try Blue Emu. It does wonders for inflammation in joints.

I have hip pain too, very sharp. I take aleve anyway and it does make me sick. I used to take 2 but ws very sick so now just one. I cant walk without it. I would love to find something else to help. Im going to try the suggestions on the post. thanks so much.

My arthritic pain was pretty bad this week and I did end up taking Celebrex two days this week, and it helped and I didn't get sick -- but the doctor also made it very clear I can't take it on a regular basis anymore. :( Another reason to move to Southern California, oh well. :)