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The hardest thing for me was finding a Dr who actually acknowledged my pain & diagnosed it. I finally found that person about a year ago. Hardly anyone really knows what it is. I even talked to a physical therapist about it. He didn't really have specific exercises, but gave me a few to try. They just aggravated it. Since taking the gabapentin for almost a year now, my pain is greatly reduced. It used to get so bad, it would sometimes take my breath away. I haven't had that in a long time. I've lived with this for over 4 years. I hope your Dr finds a medication that will help you.
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Hi,
I am sorry that you are in pain for so long and haven't found a good Dr yet for treatment.
I happen to stumble upon this post by chance and couldn't help but wonder how many more patients still need to suffer.
I was clueless and had no diagnosis done and was suffering from debilitating pain for close to 2 years post a major car accident. Due to pandemic I couldn't get timely treatment in the country I live currently however luckily I could fly to India for better and faster treatment.
In India , I was diagnosed with intercostal neuralgia and was treated with nerve blocks , lidiacaine patch and duvanta (previously I was on gabapentin, pregablin, amitriptyline but all had bad side effects on me). This really put me on a path to recovery finally.
Its been over 1.5 years now since the nerve blocks, and I have had significant and dramatic improvement in my condition.
In the country I live currently, unfortunately its not a treatment easily provided due to different protocol and restrictions however the pain specialist here also have agreed I did the right thing by choosing to help myself by privately funding my treatment in India.
I am not sure where in the world you are located, however I would suggest you to visit a pain specialist or a neurologist to check if these can be an option for you.
Good luck with your treatment and I really wish that you come out of this pain cycle soon.