Growing up i had many ortho surgeries, i was prescribed potent painkillers over a 10 yr span.can the use during that time cause learning disabilities?

Being on narcotic : Pain medications could certainly have diminished your alertness, therefore your ability to learn, but not specific learning disabilities, brain-based conditions that can be inherited, assoc. With prematurity & other medical problems. They're "unexpected difficulties learning in a child with an average to above-average iq." if still a problem, seek a neuropsychological evaluation.

Not likely: There has been no association with narcotic use and learning disabilities.