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

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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