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Diagnosed With Xiphoid Process. How To Deal With Pain?
I just got back from seeing my family Doc and I was telling him about my trip to emergency room 2 weeks ago and he examined me and he is sure I have what he called Xiphoid process and thank heavens I haven t been in severe pain since about a week now but it still bothers me by times! What can I do when this pain comes besides got he the emergency room? I live in Nova Scotia and when I go to my hospital I usually have to wait 4-6 hours to see a DOC!
Sat, 21 Sep 2013
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Thanks for writing to us.
The pain in xiphoid process is usually inflammatory in nature and subsides with rest and taking anti inflammatory medicines. Doing a hot fomentation and application of a local analgesic gel will also help.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain in xiphoid process is usually inflammatory in nature and subsides with rest and taking anti inflammatory medicines. Doing a hot fomentation and application of a local analgesic gel will also help.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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