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I have papillary thyroid cancer and am waiting for surgery to remove it. i need pain relief for my left side neck lymph nodes and nurofen doesn't help?
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Call prescribing: doctor and request more powerful pain control medication.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Pain reief: I would take Lyrica starting at a minimal doses titrate up to 900 mg./day as long as she has normal renal function
Answered 6/14/2018
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Thyroid cancer: In order to determine what to do, I will need more information: where are you feeling the pain? How intense is it? How would you describe it? All those are important questions in order to decide what to do.
Answered 3/12/2020
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