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What could cause pain after surgery five weeks ago?
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Many different cause: Of coruse the type of surgery is a definite factor. One type of pain- neuropathic- can occur long after the "insult" to the body has healed. This type of pain responds to drugs like gabapentin, snri's and other drugs that work in the nervous system unlike narcotics.
Answered 12/9/2013
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