nickysfight's Cancer Blog
May 9, 2008
| Lyrica : Working GREAT for Neuropathy | Views: 72 |
Mom starting seeing a primary care physician a couple of weeks ago. We realized we were relying very heavily on Mom’s cancer doctors to treat every ailment or side-effects she was experiencing. She has been taking oxycodone regularly since her diagnosis last year for varying pains that have changed throughout her treatment. The most frequent pain was the tingling in her hands and feet from the neuropathy which is a common side effect of the chemo. Her new primary care physician prescribed her Lyrica, which is a treatment for fibromyalgia (nerve pain). It is REALLY helping with the neuropathy pain and she has been able to cut back substantially on her pain medications. She is relieved because the neuropathy was causing her a lot of problems with writing or doing any tasks that required her to use her fingertips because it was very painful. We wanted to let anyone that may be experiencing similar neuropathy know that Lyrica is a worthwhile option to try!
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