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Chelee · 02-24-2011, 07:03 PM

Hi Pam,
I have never heard that ibuprofin inhibits bone growth either? After my femur surgery I was taking norco and hydrocodone--I also took ibuprofin daily to help reduce pain and inflammation. My Ortho onc from City of Hope had no problem with me taking ibuprofin.

Most nurses are very knowledgeable about things like this...but I would put a call into my Ortho onc's office and ask them what you could take? Would a lower dose of the oxycodone make you less goofy.

(Just a thought) Sure hope all is going well and your close to going home? Sending warm healing thoughts and prayers your way.

Chelee

02-24-2011, 07:03 PM	#7
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: what to take for mild pain relief Hi Pam, I have never heard that ibuprofin inhibits bone growth either? After my femur surgery I was taking norco and hydrocodone--I also took ibuprofin daily to help reduce pain and inflammation. My Ortho onc from City of Hope had no problem with me taking ibuprofin. Most nurses are very knowledgeable about things like this...but I would put a call into my Ortho onc's office and ask them what you could take? Would a lower dose of the oxycodone make you less goofy. (Just a thought) Sure hope all is going well and your close to going home? Sending warm healing thoughts and prayers your way. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.