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Suggest Treatment For Pain After Radiotherapy

Posted on Fri, 12 Aug 2016

Question: hi i had electro chemo theropy in frankfurt germany on july 7 th i had a two and one half inch long lesion in my right femor just below the hip my original mri mis lead the doctors they thought it showed a 3cm blastic prostate lesion but when they re did the mir in germany it showed what they think is adrenal cancer which i had in 2004 and removed. since the procedure
\ was much more extensive than originally thought (placing of eight electrodes and a four hour procedure
rather than a two electrode and one and a half hour procedure) the pain in my leg but and subsequent muscle is still painful on and off, would you have any idea when the pain might lessen thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
it may be there for two to three weeks

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I have studied your case. Pain following radiotherapy can last for months, Specially initially 2 to 4 weeks are very painful. As you have received electro radiotherapy in bone so I think your pain can last for 3 weeks. I would suggest you to take following.

1.If you are a smoker/any history of alcohol addiction, then pain can last for 4 weeks.

2.Take Oxycodone or tramadol or morphine injection if pain is severe. These drugs are effective in radiotherapy pain (you need to have proper prescriptions for them by your local physician)..

3.Ice fomentation is also useful.

Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar