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Is it safe to take gabapentin for post operative nerve damage ?

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Yes: Works by an unknown mechanism, but if pain persists for months, revisit the surgeon. May benefit from local numbing medication injections, or rarely to reoperate and cut the offending nerve.

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Answered 11/21/2014

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