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Suggest Remedy To Relieve Pain Due To Nerve Damage During Cabg Surgery
I had cabg surgery 2 years ago . Several months after the surgery I started having severe substernal pain which was diagnosed as being caused by nerve damage during the surgery. It was controlled fairly well by medication until the last few months . Can anything be done to block this nerve from making me hurt ?
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
hi
this is post operative sternal incision scar pain caused due to incomplete injury to the nerves which keep on firing on & off.
but then blocking these nerve endings is quite difficult as all the major organs are situated in this area.
please apply some local anaesthetic gels containing lignocaine( which is quite safe), added with topical pain killer gels( like diclofenac), or simple moisturising creams will also help some times.
just try to ignore the pain.
all the best
take care
this is post operative sternal incision scar pain caused due to incomplete injury to the nerves which keep on firing on & off.
but then blocking these nerve endings is quite difficult as all the major organs are situated in this area.
please apply some local anaesthetic gels containing lignocaine( which is quite safe), added with topical pain killer gels( like diclofenac), or simple moisturising creams will also help some times.
just try to ignore the pain.
all the best
take care
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