Pain from swelling still an every day visitor

I wish I could drop the acetaminophen and switch to ibuprofen to reduce the swelling because that is the source of my pain mostly.  As I jar or move my chest muscles in any way there it is.  I was hoping to drop pain medication during the day and use it only at night by now but no go as my body is slow to get rid of swelling on its on.

So its every 4-5 hours preventively especially if I know I will be in a car or just doing light household chores like laundry or filling/emptying the dishwasher.