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Seven weeks after i fell and broke my upper arm and had a complete shoulder relplacement surgery i am still taking pain meds when i go to pt and at night. is this normal to still be aging pain? thanks, julie
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Pain should go: With time, pain meds, and physical therapy the pain will go away eventually and at one point you will stop your pain medications too.
Answered 2/17/2020
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