My incision is nowhere near the armpit but that area is sore and numb to touch. I understand that there are different nerves for different things. What if the nerve that's causing the pain can be removed? Will that help? Massaging makes it more painful.Maybe I didn't try it for long due to being overwhelmed with additional pain. I'll do surgery if its the only way but just dont want to have to be re-cut for nothing if it wont get rid of the pain or even cause additional scar tissue to form.
September 11, 2017
Answer: Pain after surgery So Sorry to hear about your discomfort, pain like this can be very frustrating and debilitating. It can be frustrating for your surgeon as well, because there is no blood test, or X-ray to exactly diagnose and treat the problem. Oftentimes these types of things need some time to resolve on their own. Nerves get irritated from surgery but after 3, 6, 12 months they can recover. A neuroma occurs when a nerve is injured and tries to "grow back" but in the process forms a big scar of nerve tissue. This can be extremely painful. The way to treat this is to try and locate the area and numb it up with lidocaine. If the pain resolves with this test, then exploratory surgery may be warranted to search for the neuroma and remove it. Medications such as Neurontin can also help with these sorts of pains. I hope your pain improves, best of luck. "The above answer has been given without seeing this patient and cannot be substituted for actual in-person examination and medical advice; it is only opinion. Seek in-person treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."
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September 11, 2017
Answer: Pain after surgery So Sorry to hear about your discomfort, pain like this can be very frustrating and debilitating. It can be frustrating for your surgeon as well, because there is no blood test, or X-ray to exactly diagnose and treat the problem. Oftentimes these types of things need some time to resolve on their own. Nerves get irritated from surgery but after 3, 6, 12 months they can recover. A neuroma occurs when a nerve is injured and tries to "grow back" but in the process forms a big scar of nerve tissue. This can be extremely painful. The way to treat this is to try and locate the area and numb it up with lidocaine. If the pain resolves with this test, then exploratory surgery may be warranted to search for the neuroma and remove it. Medications such as Neurontin can also help with these sorts of pains. I hope your pain improves, best of luck. "The above answer has been given without seeing this patient and cannot be substituted for actual in-person examination and medical advice; it is only opinion. Seek in-person treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."
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November 29, 2018
Answer: Postoperative pain relief Postoperative pain that goes beyond the healing phase can be the result of injury or irritation to critical nerves. Fortunately with time. Most of this pain will resolve. However, when it does not, it becomes very difficult problem to treat. Surgery can be a solution, however, the surgeon often cannot see the nerves, which are causing the pain and therefore does not have the ability to guarantee that the pain will be relieved with surgery.I hope this helps you to understand this problem.
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November 29, 2018
Answer: Postoperative pain relief Postoperative pain that goes beyond the healing phase can be the result of injury or irritation to critical nerves. Fortunately with time. Most of this pain will resolve. However, when it does not, it becomes very difficult problem to treat. Surgery can be a solution, however, the surgeon often cannot see the nerves, which are causing the pain and therefore does not have the ability to guarantee that the pain will be relieved with surgery.I hope this helps you to understand this problem.
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