My ortho doctor wouldn't order me pain medicine at all after 6 weeks except for the diclofenac, which helped but the pain didnt completely go away, and even when I was told I couldn't take it any more would not prescribe anything just told me to take tylenol. He would only tell me to stick with physical therapy. My family doctor is the one who ordered my tramadol, which again helps, but I don't want to be on this forever.