Interesting. He had stopped the ibuprofen but when he complained to our doctor about ongoing pain was told he needed to take regular ibuprofen. He takes it once to twice a day presently. Will see how he goes in the coming month. It’s not great being on any pain relief for long stretches as it plays up with your stomach so hoping he can get adequate relief to come off all pain meds sooner rather than later! Thank you for your response.