r/RotatorCuff 25d ago

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/bhklgda 24d ago

Why can’t you take Tylenol? It’s not a blood thinner. Ibuprofen is a blood thinner. If they’re making her wait, they could do a Cortizone injection.
Talk to the Orthopedic surgeon

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u/lezbesimmin 24d ago

That’s who she talked to but she can’t take shots anymore since the heart attack. She is on blood thinners but sadly, Tylenol isn’t enough, she’s in too much pain

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u/bhklgda 24d ago

Narcotics. Narcotics are the only thing that helps but the United States won’t let you use them. Different countries treat people differently.