HI,

what did they use as the "anesthesia"? Was it just the usual sedation drugs or real anesthesia? I've had a problem with neither, but can't do the sedation drugs because they'd interact with my LDN, so they did the propofol and that worked well for me.

no stomach polyps here, but gastritis til I did away with dairy (highly allergic / sensitive to the casein) and especially since the Humira. Ulcers and stomach cancer ran in my family until the invention of Prilosec. I still take that every day.

My mom developed an ulcer on celebrex. I developed gastritis on the vioxx (when it was on the market)…though the cox2 inhibitors are 100 times more effective on blocking the cox2 enzyme (that produces the inflammatory response) than the cox1 enzyme (in the stomach, etc), it still inhibits the cox1 enzyme to a point and so can cause stomach inflammation, ulcers, etc. If I were you and you can do without the celebrex, that's what I'd consider doing. Also if not on prilosec or nexium, something to consider maybe? ask the gastroenterologist? Though I know a lot of people have concerns for these drugs, but the prilosec has helped both my husband and myself immensely.

Of course a stomach polyp may be quite different from gastritis --> ulcers --> stomach cancer, which is what my family deals with. so the treatment may be quite different.

sounds like you have a good doctor though.


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)