Medications after Surgery

We want to make your experience as easy, safe, and pain free as possible!

COX-2 INHIBITORS (CELEBREX)
- Proven important role in reducing post-operative pain and inflammation
- Safe with blood thinning medications
- Safe to take up to the time of surgery
- Non-addictive
- Continue 2-6 weeks after surgery depending on pain and inflammation

NARCOTIC PAIN MEDICATIONS
- Painkiller, i.e. percocet, darvocet, vicodin, codeine
- FOR SHORT TERM USE ONLY
- Continued chronic use creates dependency and addiction
- Best medicines for chronic pain are anti-inflammatories such as NSAIDs or Cox-2 inhibitors
- Will never be renewed on the weekend or after business hours

ANTICOAGULANTS
- PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU OR ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS HAS A HISTORY OF BLOOD CLOTS IN THE LEGS OR LUNGS!
- If no history of blood clots:
     - You will be giving yourself a blood thinning injection for 2 weeks after surgery
    - Followed by 2 weeks of adult aspirin twice per day
- If you were on coumadin before surgery, you will restart coumadin after surgery (no aspirin needed)
- POSITIVE HISTORY OF BLOOD CLOTS:
    - Additional blood thinners needed for a longer period