Ibuprofin Advil bad for Bone healing

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Originally Posted by GeezerSteve

Yup. My OS nixed all NSAIDs and steroidal AIs after TKR surgery, said inflammation is essential to healing, specifically bone stitching into prosthesis. He also warned against tobacco, smoked, sucked or chawed.

You're doing great. I was walking with a cane 5 days out, without a cane after 10 days, although avoiding slippery or uneven surfaces.

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Yes, I just graduated to no cane, except outside where it is all snow and ice. Was able to do 20 minutes on the stationary.

An hour on the stationary today, yay! First time I have worked up a sweat without looking at Viva’s pictures.

Great! Onward and upward

Just finding this thread.
My limb preservation doc said no ibuprofen after trying to repair broken tibia (multiple surgeries and bone wouldn't heal). Said evidence wasn't conclusive, but cutting out IB was worth trying - couldn't make it worse.
In armchair discussions, there was talk about the body's inflammatory response - and how it naturally heals injuries based on that - so ibuprofen might interfere with inflammation and subsequent healing.

I was talking a lot of ibuprofen for years. A decade probably. Every day before my run. or Ride. Or ski. Or bed.
I've been off it for about a year and honestly, I think it's helping. Doc said bone is 'clinically healed' now, so who knows?

Post ACL surgery I took all the hydro morphine and started on the tramadol but i couldn't handle it and made do with IBU, i try to stay off that stuff

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Originally Posted by old goat

I've always felt that the best way to manage pain is with multiple different classes of drugs--take lower doses of multiple drugs rather than a high dose of one and you avoid the complications of max dosing.

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Why have all my docs given me that look when I've asked for cocaine, demerol, and a side of mdma???

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Originally Posted by rideit

An hour on the stationary today, yay! First time I have worked up a sweat without looking at Viva’s pictures.

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I told you looking at nude shots of Viva would upset your wife.

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Originally Posted by splat

Why have all my docs given me that look when I've asked for cocaine, demerol, and a side of mdma???

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Because you asked for Demerol. Causes seizures. Ask for morphine or dilaudid next time and they'll fix you right up.