enchondroma...pain post surgery...

[amnandu]

Hello All

I was diagonised with enchondroma last year on my 9th rib. I had that bit of rib taken (Approx 4 inches ) which was giving me the trouble in august 2010. Its been over a year and i stil feel the pain on my ribs. Am restricted in movement, cant breathe properly if its warm, cant laugh and get severe pain when am stressed a bit.

I visited my doctor and asked about this problem and took a scan and said it takes time to heal and suggested me to take pain killers when ever i have excess pain..

Please people help me in finding a solution for this post surgery pain. Any suggestions are higly appreciated.



Thanks

Nanda

[amnandu]

I have consulted my doctor again last weekend and he said me to have Lyrica 75mg twice a day for a month and then he is going to ask me for a feedback about it and give me the tablets again...


I have read about lyrica 75mg on net, seen that could keep me dizzy all the time... and am feeling it as well ....

Any side effects of this capsule other than this??


Thanks again

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi again!

Prescriptions other than OTC medications cannot be given online. Also if OTC medications need to be used for long term (more than a few days), it is advised to consult your doctor for appropriate prescription; since long term use may be associated with side effects, especially in individuals with relative contraindications; though you may try occasional paracetamol or ibuprofen for relief. You may consult your orthopedician if this would be advised for longer use in your case. The inflammation and the discomfort may take a few months/ weeks to resolve. As far as the activities are concerned, you may avoid those that put strain on the region and also take care not to get yourself into infection prone situations. However if the OTC medications do not seem to help or the pain gets severe you may consult your doctor for appropriate pain management.
Hope this is helpful.

Take care!

[amnandu]

Thank you for the response

As i see you are from india as well what OTC NSAIDS would you suggest me to use that are available? are there any specific name for that like ibrufin, asprin etc

What would generally be the healing time for this type of surgery ?? this pain is very uncomfortable :( i really want to get rid of pain.

Are there any suggestion about this post surgery dont's which i should avoid like not riding a bike,running.etc..


Thanks again

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hey Nanda!

Well, there could be a few resons to the cause of the residual pain in your case including infections, inflammation, nerve irritation, ischaemia etc. Since you have already been examined by a doctor I would assume, an inflammation was suspected. This is likely to improve as healing takes place. You could try some OTC NSAIDS for inflammation control and pain relief. If thse do not seem to help, you may seek a review with your doctor for appropriate pain management.
Hope this helps.

Take care!