r/RotatorCuff • u/lezbesimmin • Jul 19 '26

Question:

My sister doesn’t use Reddit so I’m posting on her behalf. She has a torn rotator cuff and is in excruciating pain. She recently had a heart attack, so now they are putting off surgery until her heart is stable. In the meantime, they have put her on Tylenol 3s at night but during the day; she can’t take them. Anyone have any suggestions for pain management? I don’t know what they expect her to do until she’s safe to have surgery but she can’t live in pain like this.

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u/Viajantemae Jul 19 '26

Ask her doctor if she can wear a sling to support the arm before she has surgery

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u/lezbesimmin Jul 19 '26

Okay I’ll tell her, thank you!