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Sep 12, 2009 05:03 PM

phantom pain


Hi...I am a hospice nurse and have a pt with ES prostate ca with multiple co morbidities. He has phantom pain from an above knee amputation and the pain is in his foot!...is there anything special or different to be used to ease the pain? thanks

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from tewdles
Old Oct 06, 2009, 03:29 PM

Default Re: phantom pain
Try elavil or neurontin.
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