You people be careful taking that stuff. I was on it for around 15 years. It was wonderful for my arthritis. While I was on it I had to have blood work every 6 months to check for kidney problems. I was getting a pre opt blood work for up coming knee surgery. The doctor called me two days later at work and said no doctor in the USA would cut on me. My kidney numbers were very bad. He looked over my medications and said to not take Dicofenac and come back in 10 days for blood work. My numbers had gone back to the edge of normal and I was able to have my surgery.
He told me I would never be able to take it again. I had blood work the other day and ask him if it was any thing I could take for pain and he said my only choice was a mild narcotic such as Tylenol #3 with codeine. I told him I was not ready to get hooked on drugs. For now I am in pure h--- with pain while working.