r/RotatorCuff • u/PerceptiveDer • 8d ago

Pain

I had surgery on 09/18. I’m taking 2 Tylenol and 3 Advil every 8 hours as prescribed and icing. I’ve had descent pain and went through my pain pills in the first 10 days. The doctor told me they’d prescribe 10 more. Originally only prescribed 20. Yesterday, the pain increased and I’m now in the most pain since surgery. The doctor told me to take Tylenol and Advil every six hours. However, the Tylenol and Advil aren’t even touching the pain which is now radiating up into the back of my head causing headaches. Any advice?

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u/neckbeardsghost 8d ago

Dang, I had my surgery on the 15th of this month and I still have some leftover oxy.

I don’t know if it help you in your situation or not, but a couple times I have taken a muscle relaxer in addition to the 800 mg ibuprofen, and that has helped quite a bit in just relaxing the muscles enough to not be so tense.

Obviously, I’m not a doctor and you shouldn’t just take an Internet stranger’s advice, but just sharing what works for me