[Harmless Teddy Bear]

He felt his opioids were ineffective at relieving his pain.

Perhaps they were.

I took only ibuprofen after knee surgery but after shoulder surgery I needed opiates just to get through the aftermath and the first few weeks of PT. Either I got a lot more wimpy in the few years between the surgeries or one was a lot more painful.

[luckystarmom]

I took opioids after my hip replacement.

[Chickensoup]

Ibuprofen decimated kidneys to the extent that the manufacturers dropped recommended dosage on box to about one half of previous.