I am a relatively young male (<30) and am having to take significant amounts of NSAIDs (1200 mg/day of ibuprofen at a PA's recommendation) to treat a bone inflammation issue.
Prior to starting ibuprofen, I was able to weightlift mostly normally, just by avoiding exercises that would cause any pain or discomfort relating to the bone issue.
However, I am worried about weightlifting now that I am taking such large amounts of an anti-inflammatory medication.
Most questions relating to NSAIDs and weightlifting are for people asking if they can take NSAIDs to help with muscle soreness after a workout, to which the common response was, essentially, no. (since inflammation was an important part of muscle recovery and growth and medication like ibuprofen suppresses inflammation)
I am not taking ibuprofen for the muscle soreness, but the ibuprofen doesn't care about why I am taking it. So:
1.) Is it safe to lift heavy weights while on NSAIDs?
2.) If so, is it even worth it, given that the NSAIDs might prevent muscle gain due to stopping inflammation?