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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  Have you asked for a referral to a pain specialist? If you can, look for one that staffs anesthesiologists as part of their practice. Nerve mediated pain is the most difficult to treat effectively. It's the same thing I have. I had my radial nerve accidentally severed during a hand surgery that developed in to full blown reflexive sympathetic disorder. Nerve pain is one of those situations that often responds better to non-narcotic medication like the two examples I gave earlier because those medications actually change the way the nerves conduct signals. Most general practice docs and surgeons aren't familiar enough with the latest pain research to know how to prescribe them effectively for nerve pain. |
No I havent because My pain is sporatic and It just started getting real bad to where I couldnt stand or walk sometimes. I did go though some testing at the hospital neurology but I havent been back at my PCP yet to get the results.