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Re: Anybody ever had Diclofenac? (Voltaren)
From: Lara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 16 03:32:40 1999
We have Voltaren in New Zealand too . its used widely for all sorts of
inflammatory pain. You must eat something to line your tummy first
though. Don't take it if you have a troublesome liver as it is very
hard on the liver. A similar drug is Ibuprofen, which i think is
gentler on the body. VoltAREN IS GREAT for POST OP. Lara
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At Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Kay wrote:
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>At Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Jodie wrote:
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>Hi Jods, thanks very much for the answer. It's the tablet form I'm
>taking and it seemed to be working really well yesterday, though about
>an hour before I went to bed it stopped and the pain came back full
>force. Kind of hoping that was just a little glitch though. Belle
>mentioned the suppositories to me yesterday and I'm going to ask my doc
>about them when I see him again in two weeks. I hope that your clinic
>appointment comes through soon and that everything goes well at it. Let
>me know what happens, and thanks again,
>
>love
>
>--
>Kay
>
>>Kay,
>>
>>Before I had surgery I was in pain constantly for about 2 months. I was
>>given Voltaren tablets. I found that they helped, but not always. (Maybe the
>>dose wasn't strong enough?)
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>>I was given some Voltaren suppositories once, they work heaps better than
>>the tablets. Maybe because you stick them up your bum & they absorb straight
>>into the blood vessels close to where it hurts. The only thing with this is
>>that you have to make sure that you go to the toilet before you use them,
>>because they take an about an hour to melt fully. I found that if you can do
>>it at a time when you can lay down for an hour it works best, because
>>walking around (for me) makes me seemed to stimulate my bowel, so I didn't
>>get the full effect, but it did help enourmously.
>>
>>Pain free at last, but not for long. I am waiting for a pain management
>>clinic appointment. Since surgery things seem to have gotten worse.
>>
>>Let me know how you go. What are you taking Tablets or suppositories?
>>
>>Good Luck
>>Love & hugs
>>Jods
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