@katclub Being a post-transplant patient, the only OTC drug I am allowed to take is Tylenol, nothing else ever came under discussion. Of course the NSAIDs are anti-inflammatory and Tylenol is not so it is not as helpful, but it did help a bit, and I also took hydrocodone prior to bed. That was when I noticed the pain the most. I had no idea that Advil could slow healing. The same is true of ice. It prevents blood from getting to the site and delays healing. My ortho does not want his patients using ice for the first six weeks following TKR and his results are outstanding so I did whatever he said.
JK