Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain After Elbow Replacement Surgery

Posted on Tue, 10 May 2016

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Question : I HAD A ELBOW REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND I AM IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN, THE PAIN MEDICINE I WAS GIVEN DOES NOT TAKE THE PAIN AWAY

Answered by Dr. Robert Galamaga (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Considerations

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for sending the question.

I am sorry to hear that you are having persistent pain that is not controlled by the narcotic pain medication provided by your doctor. At this time it would be most appropriate to contact your surgeon to let him know you're having these symptoms. The surgeon might require that you come in for an evaluation.

Also, the surgeon may recommend increasing the dosage or frequency of the pain medication for short period of time. Again I am concerned you're still having pain despite the use of hydrocodone. For this reason I think you should try to contact the surgeon as soon as possible for further recommendations.

Thank you again for sending your question.

Sincerely,

Dr. Galamaga

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee