One of the best pieces of advice I ever got re pain was from my MD-———2 extra strength Tylenol and 2 ibuprofen taken together. Did wonders for me.
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Unfortunately OA drugs ruined my GI track 20 yrs ago. I can’t even take a baby aspirin. I use K2 Complex as my blood thinner. And the PPI’s did more damage to the GI track and my bones. Tylenol and ice packs are all I have left, heat when it will work. Sunday was spent with hand in ice packs. PT today and Wed, MORE ICE PACKS. Not much progress either. And I do all my home PT assigned. Most would have seen improvement, but there is just to much nerve damage at wrist and OA along with the Rotator cuff tear. So instead of just a hand to rehab there is an entire arm.
Best pain killer is a shot of Scotch and water works for about 4 hrs. But shoots my blood sugar up to high and messes with my GI track.