Hi everyone,

I need some help ASAP !!!!! I start my preparation for my colonoscopy tomorrow, which is Wed. morning.

I take quite a few meds for RA and other ailemnts. I take Prednisone (trying to taper down, now on 2 one day and 1 the next). Also Tramadone (Ultram), 1, 4 x day. Skelaxin, 1, 4 x day. Nabumetone (Relafen), 1, 2 x day. And Sulfasalazin, 3, 1 x day.

Do any of yall know if I can take these tomorrow? The paper for the pre-op, says, no anti-inflammatory drugs. I think that possibly Relafen and Sulfasalazin might possibly be anti-inflammatory ???

Please tell what you know or have had experience with concerning this problem. I would appreciate any help you guys can give me.

Wannabe

Prednisone and Tramadone are also anti-inflammatroy drugs which is a whole lot of these kinds of drugs you are taking. Skelaxin is a sort of muscle relaxant. Hope this helps and good luck on your colonoscopy.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks to all that helped me by their fast posts. I did keep on taking my Skelaxin and Tramadol. But not the other meds. Luckily I was ok for my colonoscopy. I had not polyps and only diverticuli ? - the minor of the two with the same start of the name.

They knocked me out good, so I did not take any of my meds til last evening. But now I am paying for not taking them. Everytime I miss a med or am more than 2 hours delayed in taking it - It takes a while to get the meds doing their semi good thing. They do not keep the pain away. Only dull it.

Thanks again for yalls help!

Wannabe