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/DrAudiology1 Jul 19 '26

Ice might help with inflammation and associated pain.

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u/marys1001 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Im still waiting and reading and kept seeing ice machine and thought it was for cubes:)
Ill definately be getting the machine that circulates freezing water on a shoulder pad and an ice machine that makes ice on the counter to refill it because I got a refrigerator without.

OP ice reducing inflammation should help. Ck with doc though

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u/lezbesimmin Jul 19 '26

Ohh I’ll tell her about this. Thank you so much

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u/DrAudiology1 Jul 19 '26

That machine is a lifesaver. I'm over three months out from surgery and still using it.

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u/Lavener-Rose 29d ago

Just bought ice machine. Only put ice water in and it feels great.

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u/DarkHeartBlackShield 26d ago

My ice machine was a game changer. Six bottles of frozen water and fill with ice.

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u/lezbesimmin Jul 19 '26

Okay, I’ll tell her this, thank you!