I am having a gastric sleeve in 6 days. I take Ibuprofen 800 mg almost daily, multiple times a day, and have for nearly 20 years for arthritis. I have been told by a couple of people who've had sleeves that ibuprofen, NSAIDS, and anti-inflammatory medications (like Celebrex) cannot be taken after surgery due to risk of bleeding and ulcers. Tylenol does not work for my pain, never has and will not work for an anti-inflammatory. Anyone with arthritis, that's had the sleeve, what do you take for pain and inflammation? A nurse practitioner that I work with suggested Humira or those types of medications for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. I haven't talked to my PCP because she isn't very supportive and she will try and talk me out of surgery. I am 42 and have had arthritis since I was a child. My joints are terrible and hurt almost constantly.
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