Best otc pain reliever 6 weeks post total hip replacement?

Post Op Care: Physicians who do surgery use post operative pain levels to monitor for complications. There would be specific pain management details in your post operative notes and when pain would be worrisome or not. I would defer to the surgeon taking care of you for answering this question.

Analgesics: Most patients have little pain at 6 weeks post op. For any discomfort they have, any analgesic may help, including tylenol, (acetaminophen) ibuprofen, or naproxen. These can be obtained at the pharmacy without a prescription. Follow the directions on the bottle.

Pain Rx: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) can help with both pain relief and in reducing inflammation. Examples are ibuprofen (like Advil, Nuprin or Motrin), Naproxen sodium (like Aleve, (naproxen) Naprosyn, Anaprox) or Asprin (such as Bayer, Ecotrin, Ascriptin). Avoid NSAID's if pregnant or allergic to them. In that situation can consider acetaminophen.