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After knee replacement can i take aleve and extra strength tylenol (acetaminophen) to get off narco?

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Narcotic use.: Definitely you can switch to aleve and tylenol (acetaminophen) once the need for the narcotics for acute, severe post operative pain diminishes. The pain does diminishes over time as the wound heals.

Dr Arnoult agreed

Answered 5/2/2019

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