Suggest medication for pain in leg
Patient: My 90 year old aunt has pain in her left lower leg, and has had this pain for some time, she has been to several different Drs, along with a pain management team, she is on oxycodone 7.5 mg q6hrs and continues with pain, I think she has PAD, her feet are always cold, it s hard to obtain pedal pulses, the Dr has her on a medication for neuropathy that is not working, should she go to a vascular surgeon? Doctor: Hello, the pain can be due to neuropathy, or radicular pain or even varicose veins. U can go to a vascular surgeon to rule out varicose veins. If that is not the cause, then you should go to a pain clinician who may suggest a nerve blocking injection which might block the pain, initialky temporarily and then permanantly.