Obesity Surgery WP Blog

I hope that a Pre-Op giving advice isn’t too presumptous of me, but I have
severe Osteoarthritis in both knees, although it is much, much worse in the
right one—I have almost no cartiledge left at all there. I do have a prescrip
for Vioxx, but usually can’t afford my co-pay along with the other meds I have
to take (Previcid for GERD, and Prozac for depression). I have quite a bit of
pain when I have to walk, but I was lucky enough to find these great patches
called SalonPas. I get them at Rite Aid, and they come in different size
patches. I get the small ones, that come 40 to a box and cost about $4. 49 a
box.
I found it hard to believe that a box of patches I could buy over the counter
could offer any pain relief to me–to tell the truth, Vioxx didn’t help all that
much. But these patches really work for me. I put 2-3 of them on each knee
(depending on the degree of pain or stress on my joint that day) and they help
me completely.
I pass this info on because I hear so much on these lists about people with the

same co-morbid of arthritis that can’t take the usual meds for the pain they
might still be experiencing. I used to take Naprosin for my back (really severe
arthritis in lower back–the patches don’t even touch that pain), but it ate up
my stomach and I had to stop when I developed GERD, so I know that those types
of pain relievers do cause damage to a non-surgically altered stomach. I can
only imagine what they do on a delicate, tiny little pouch!!! Ouch!
Happy Halloween everyone!!!
Teri
Eugene, Oregon

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