Thread: Lidoderm Patches on PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY SITE
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Old 02-13-2009, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by olecyn View Post
The bestest thing to is find the buring nerve pain. I cut up 3 per day & place along the nerve pain path for me. Using a full patch is a waste on 1 area. Spread the wealth!

Example: 1 on my right BP, 1 posterior upper arm under arm pit, 1 above elbow, 1 posterior Ulnar nerve forearm, 1 right hand, 1 left palm.

Use alcohol to dry areas, place & stretch out patch

As pain days change so do the placement of the patches. Traps, cervical, wrist, bum, foot, toes....
Cyndy,
You've had the rib resections done, right? and you still have this much pain? I'm in a lot of pain, too.
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