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Suggest Ways To Manage Pain While Recovering From Burn Injury

hi, im a burned a year ago with 50 to 60% of my upper body. since healing i experence pain with heat as i live in arizona and the summers are hot. now that its getting colder i figured it would be easier but it a whole new kind of pain due to the cold. what can a guy do to deal with this pain easier?
Wed, 4 Jan 2017
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Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Damage to the nerves in the skin may be contributing to the pain that you are experiencing so using medications for nerve related pain may help. Neuralgia (nerve pain), commonly occurs in response to burns. There are medications that are used to help treat nerve pain such as tegretol, gabapentin, amitriptylinem, nortriptyline, lyrica. These are prescribed meds and may only be needed for a short period of time while your nerves continue to repair themselves. Though the burns occurred a year ago, nerve repair can be slow in some cases.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
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Suggest Ways To Manage Pain While Recovering From Burn Injury

Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Damage to the nerves in the skin may be contributing to the pain that you are experiencing so using medications for nerve related pain may help. Neuralgia (nerve pain), commonly occurs in response to burns. There are medications that are used to help treat nerve pain such as tegretol, gabapentin, amitriptylinem, nortriptyline, lyrica. These are prescribed meds and may only be needed for a short period of time while your nerves continue to repair themselves. Though the burns occurred a year ago, nerve repair can be slow in some cases. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Michelle Gibson James