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This is a long one. I had a lobectomy April 15th. Was put on gabapentin for nerve pain. At post op for lung surgeon, nurse practitioner gave me a prescription for one month and said good-bye, we are finished with your care. So I went to my internist and had a visit and requested Lyrica since the gabapentin, even at a high dose, really wasn't working. He gave me a one month prescription of 100 mg. ,3xa day and said that's it, I don't feel comfortable prescribing this. Now I have absolutely no doctor caring for me and I would like to try getting off of the drug but it says it must be done slowly with your doctor. Only having 100 mg. Tablets, I'm not sure how start cutting down. I am calling my lung surgeon's office and see if they can recommend a pain management doctor. I feel a bit lost.

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@jacdonz may I ask what your diagnosis is? do you have an oncologist or pulmonologist? even with surgery, someone should be managing your care long term, and that usually isn't a surgeon. you're right to be concerned about tapering off of Lyrica - and you shouldn't have to figure that out yourself.