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Originally Posted by ejwblibby
I can't take morphine or pethidine or any drugs from their families. My surgeon has told me it will be very painful surgery - what are the options for pain relief?
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Hi
Libby, Welcome to NT.
If I may,
why can't you take opioids, and is it any/all opioids or just some/most (or do you know)? This is important, as that class of meds is usually the best option/gold standard for post-surgical pain.
You can find the whole pharmacopeia by googling:
post surgical medication
(I prefer to recommend search criteria to provide a more well-rounded perspective on a question rather than specific links that might be biased or incomprehensive.)
Chronic neuropathic pain is often treated with gabapentin, Lyrica, and/or topiramate. I don't know of post-surgical pain being treated with those, as they can take some time to build up to efficacy.
You might try googling:
post surgical neuropathic pain
HTH,
Doc