Hello, my name is Gale my son had ACL surgery yesterday, his pain has been unbearable, he is on oxycodone hcl 5mg 2 tabs every 4hrs which is not holding him, I called the hospital hot line and the oncall doc advised to give him 3tabs every 3hrs for 24hrs for pain, with an added tylenol 1000mg 3 times per day. it is not helping him. Help
Hello, As a first line management, you can take analgesics like Paracetamol or Aceclofenac for pain relief. If symptoms persist better to consult an orthopedician and plan for an MRI scan to rule out ligament or tendon injury. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician