When I found out my femurs were fractured, I got prescribed Tylenol. I told the doctor I had been taking Motrin to get through pt and rucking and he told me I had been making it worse.
Motrin is a pretty typical remedy for most things and not because it's the only thing we know how to use. It's just really useful in that it reduces swelling and promotes the healing process. It's just a convenient result that the reduction of swelling also reduces pain, even if only slightly. Why something was not prescribed for the pain when there was no relief from Tylenol or Motrin, idk but they were not wrong to prescribe Motrin in any of those situations. A physician probably should have prescribed an actual pain reliever (ie. percocet). There's a reason Motrin is a go-to med and it's not because we're a bunch of bumbling idiots.
ETA: I did, however, laugh at the picture. I do know how we are perceived sometimes even if I don't like it.
You know, reading this thread has made me realize that I don't think I have _ever_ been prescribed motrin (or any OTC pain med) by a Tricare doctor.
This duty station is the first one where my PCM is an active duty soldier, and I'm now on my third PCM since arriving (I haven't yet seen the third one, but got the letter that my PCM had changed again, which I was not happy about). The first PCM was horrible - bad enough I sent in a complaint. I probably vented here. The second one was amazing! Such a night and day difference from the first PCM... (and yep, I communicated to the clinic that I was that impressed with the second one) Third, well, we'll see how that goes the next time I have an appointment.
And, holy crap, Stan - fractures in both _femurs_?!!! Aren't those the strongest/thickest bones in the human body?