Oh no...I hope I didn’t ODIC? The pedometer says I walked 1512 steps for .54 of a mile in 1 hour 28 minutes of walking or vertical and burned 317 calories. How accurate are these iPhone apps.?
Right now, I don’t have any real deep pain other than the bad right hip deteriorating but both legs feel sore like I’ve been on my feet all day when one is out of shape and not accustomed to that. My energy seems OK and am not really tired overall though.
I popped a Percocet just in case which for me is 5mg Oxycodone and 325mg Tylenol and am elavating and icing for the rest of the day...
Thank goodness for handicap parking as I was able to park very close to the front doors. I went to three buildings today: the sub sandwich shop, the 3rd floor office by way of elevator ( I believe “lift” for my overseas friends ), and the pharmacy and was able to park close each time.
I went to the pharmacy to pick up some Diclofenac/Voltaren ointment for my swelling and burning pain I still have from below the anterior incision and extending towards the trochanter where my wound drain was. Now that I know more, it looks like the the surgical team punched right through my IT band! We’re going to talk about this at my 6 week post op. for sure as this drain spot has hurt since the surgery.
I told the surgeon I developed possible kidney injury from ibuprofen in our pre-op appointment. Post-op, I was written up for Mobic. Recently, I told them I’m not taking more than a one month supply of the NSAID Mobic even though they had written it for four months for fear of hurting my kidneys again. So, they prescribed the Voltaren. Does this stuff work? Can anybody tell me about this stuff or their experiences? Thank you in advance.
I’m living proof Ibuprofen can hurt you and it is recommended not to take it in maximum doses for more than 2 weeks straight. I never have had problems with my kidneys and no familiar history of kidney diseases.
Here’s what happened. About 3 or more years ago my hip pain was pretty bad and working in health care, I have access to a big bottle of ibuprofen. For at least a year, I was taking mostly one but on particularly bad days two 800mg ibuprofen tablets which which are available by prescription only even though you can purchase all you want over the counter in 200mg per tablet form all day long.
Why you may ask? Because it works!
More than two years ago my GP called after my annual physical and told me I had stage 3 CKD or Chronic Kidney Disease and needed to see a Nephrologist. I was in total shock as stage four is get ready for dialysis and the next stage is transplant or worse. The blood test is called GFR or Glomular Filtration Rate or a quick measure of kidney function and the measure was 47. At my age, it should be greater than 60.
The kidney doctor ordered me to stop the ibuprofen and to go get an ultrasound of the kidneys. He said not to worry and was confident it was the ibuprofen as otherwise I was in good health. He said we’ll re-check you in 6 months if every thing else is OK. Of course, the ultrasound came back normal.
I felt fine and didn’t think about it much again because I went see a pain management doctor who wrote me the Percocet 5/325mg and not to take more than 4 in 24 hours. That really helps with my hip pain.That dose is the second least potent with the least being 2.5/325.
But according to the hip surgeons assistant who I saw as part of the initial evaluation 4 months ago it was written up that I’m a chronic opioid user and need to stop before the surgery or else they wouldn’t do the surgery. I asked my GP and pain doctor and both agreed I’m not a chronic abuser and they would do the surgery regardless. Thanks for that label you jock strap!
Of course, the hip surgeon or his office never asked about it again in the two week pre-op nor the day of surgery. I would have suffered months of agony if I had listened to that guy. Always get a second opinion.
Anyway, a year after the kidney scare, my eGFR came back over 100 which is excellent per my GP. So folks, be careful with the ibuprofen!
Sorry about the long post but felt I needed to share this with all of you.
Let’s hope for a good night’s sleep and not too much pain tonight and tomorrow.
I hope everyone else out there is getting better and I’m praying for all of you...
Peace
United Kingdom
