Re: WHY indomethacin to prevent bone overgrowth????

[Guest guest]

Have a look at de Smets website under Complications - Heterotopic

Ossification - this is what the indomethecin is supposed to prevent.

>

> i notice that those who return from belgium speak of taking

> indomethecin for the prevention of overgrowth. Can anyone explain

> this to me???

> before i had my hip resurfaced here in the states, i actually had

an

> appointment with de smet...and when i told him that i was taking

> indomethecin he wrote back in large CAPS...indomethecin is causing

> the destruction of your hip...stop taking it.

>

> so what's the reasoning behind taking it post surgically???

anyone

> know?

>

> thanks

> m

[Guest guest]

Indomethacin is only given for a short period post-op. Dr. De Smet has you

on it for 3 weeks. It's one of the NSAIDs, similiar to Ibuprofen, but one

of it's side effects is the prevention of bone overgrowth. Normally, bone

is constantly being broken down and rebuilt. Long term, anything that can

interfere with bone growth could be a contributing factor in the

deterioration of your hip joint.

(RPh)

rBHR 3/3/04 De Smet

WHY indomethacin to prevent bone overgrowth????

>

> i notice that those who return from belgium speak of taking

> indomethecin for the prevention of overgrowth. Can anyone explain

> this to me???

> before i had my hip resurfaced here in the states, i actually had an

> appointment with de smet...and when i told him that i was taking

> indomethecin he wrote back in large CAPS...indomethecin is causing

> the destruction of your hip...stop taking it.

>

> so what's the reasoning behind taking it post surgically??? anyone

> know?

>

> thanks

> m

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>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Regarding drugs, I've a question/concern. Both my osteopath and

physical therapist recommend using an antiinflammatory such as Vioxx

right now. I am progressing slowly (three months since surgery).

There are two reasons for their recommendation: 1) to access whether

the pain I experience is indeed inflammatory in nature, and not

necessarily emanating out of the hip joint itself; and 2) to give me

more flexibility while performing some of my exercises. I've read

that certain antiinflammatories are frowned upon by certain doctors

post-surgery, although they did give me Vioxx while I was still in

the hospital. Does anyone have experience with Vioxx this far down

the path after surgery?

Thanks!

Lari

> >

> > i notice that those who return from belgium speak of taking

> > indomethecin for the prevention of overgrowth. Can anyone

explain

> > this to me???

> > before i had my hip resurfaced here in the states, i actually

had

> an

> > appointment with de smet...and when i told him that i was taking

> > indomethecin he wrote back in large CAPS...indomethecin is

causing

> > the destruction of your hip...stop taking it.

> >

> > so what's the reasoning behind taking it post surgically???

> anyone

> > know?

> >

> > thanks

> > m

[Guest guest]

Regarding drugs, I've a question/concern. Both my osteopath and

physical therapist recommend using an antiinflammatory such as Vioxx

right now. I am progressing slowly (three months since surgery).

There are two reasons for their recommendation: 1) to access whether

the pain I experience is indeed inflammatory in nature, and not

necessarily emanating out of the hip joint itself; and 2) to give me

more flexibility while performing some of my exercises. I've read

that certain antiinflammatories are frowned upon by certain doctors

post-surgery, although they did give me Vioxx while I was still in

the hospital. Does anyone have experience with Vioxx this far down

the path after surgery?

Thanks!

Lari

> >

> > i notice that those who return from belgium speak of taking

> > indomethecin for the prevention of overgrowth. Can anyone

explain

> > this to me???

> > before i had my hip resurfaced here in the states, i actually

had

> an

> > appointment with de smet...and when i told him that i was taking

> > indomethecin he wrote back in large CAPS...indomethecin is

causing

> > the destruction of your hip...stop taking it.

> >

> > so what's the reasoning behind taking it post surgically???

> anyone

> > know?

> >

> > thanks

> > m

[Guest guest]

Hi Lari,

Try Bextra. It is a -2 inhibitor NSAID and has less

gastrointestinal side affects than -1 inhibitors like ibuprofen.

It provides great pain relief now and I will use it until I get my

right hip resurfaced in July. It is taken at 20mg/day. Try it you

might like it.

Dr. Mark

> > >

> > > i notice that those who return from belgium speak of taking

> > > indomethecin for the prevention of overgrowth. Can anyone

> explain

> > > this to me???

> > > before i had my hip resurfaced here in the states, i actually

> had

> > an

> > > appointment with de smet...and when i told him that i was

taking

> > > indomethecin he wrote back in large CAPS...indomethecin is

> causing

> > > the destruction of your hip...stop taking it.

> > >

> > > so what's the reasoning behind taking it post surgically???

> > anyone

> > > know?

> > >

> > > thanks

> > > m

[Guest guest]

> Anyone know anything about Bextra? Seems to be the new

antiinflammatory

> being recommended.

>

Bextra is a cox-2 inhibitor in the same class as Vioxx and Celebrex.

It is Pfizer's brand name for that.

http://www.bextra.com

More about cox-2 here

http://www.ActiveJoints.com/nutrition.html

Enjoy,

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