RE: Pouch Pain-Can't figure it out-Update

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From: cindyjrubin: " When healed he is going to allow me to try Bextra, a new

drug in the same class as vioxx which is not known to cause stomach ulcers

as vioxx does. Anyone else on Bextra and does it work as well? "

Cindy,

Despite some warnings from others to the contrary, Bextra was recommended by

my doc who specializes in rheumatology and he also said for me to never ever

consider Vioxx or even Celebrex. I held my breath about a year ago and went

on Bextra and while it did not relieve what it was prescribed for and I

tried another anti-inflamatory later on, taking the Bextra for an extende

period did not cause me any difficuties. The second drug he tried did,

however, and after seven days I nixed that sucker and decided to just deal

with it as best I could.

My problems stem from two primary areas. The foremost is in the right hip

area and now he is saying perhaps in the lumbar. I also note here that I

finally got a Dexascan a few months back and it revealed Osteopenia in the

right hip as well. That despite the fact that although I am proximal of

some 39 months duration, I have supplemented from the beginning like a

distal. Would that I had heeded Vitagirl's urges for me to insist on a Dexa

at the beginning so I would have an answer to whether or not the bone loss

was ongoing when I had surgery, or has occured in spite of the supps I do

with her super calc,,,etc.

The second area of difficulty I have is chest pain which began after my open

heart surgery last September. The sternum was whacked open and arthritis

zeroed right on on that area almost immediately and I have had to have a

three phase bone scan there because one preliminary xray said that they

could not rule out osteomyletitis. Thankfully, that was not found. He did

tell me about the arthritis attacking the bone there while the knitting was

going on. That always leaves to wonder whether or not the discomfort in

that area is myofascial or heart related. I know intellectually that I

should have resolved the discomfort coming from the coronary artery

blockages with the two bypasses BUT in the back on one's head, the issue is

always there.

Just my personal experience, but the Bextra was not a problem for me but it

did not resolve my complaints either and for the most part I have just

decided to try and live with it. I do have a script for Darvocet but it

really does not hit my pain nail on the head either. Tommorrow I am going

for an MRI of the hip and a soft tissue MRI in that area for a fibroid that

he has found there as well. Not sure what all of that is going to reveal,

but will just deal with it.

Dan Slone

Surgery 5/2/2000

-----Original Message-----

From: cindyjrubin

[Guest guest]

Sue, according to my surgeon it does not cause ulcers. Otherwise, he

certainly would not recommend it. Is there anyone out there who has

used Bextra and had an ulcer caused by the Bextra? I think there is

sufficient evidence that Vioxx has caused ulcers, but what about

Bextra? I may ask that question separately to the group...

Cindy

lap RNY 2/8/02

>

> When healed he is going to allow me to try Bextra, a new drug in

the same

> class as vioxx which is not known to cause stomach ulcers as vioxx

does.

> Anyone else on Bextra and does it work as well?

>

>

> *** it works as well at creating ulcers. same class, same drug,

still an

> nsaid, still dangerous to the pouch.

>

> sue