what pain killers are there for phantom amputation pain?

Answer 1

Probably the best would be a placebo.

Answer 2

I completely respect your decisions about the "not options". Just know that anytime an animal is sedated, especially for a surgery, there is the chance it may not survive. This is true even for a perfectly healthy animal and even more true the older the animal is. What did your Vet say about sedating for the surgery as opposed to the Chemo? Recovery is pretty much an individual thing. Everyone, including animals, recovers differently. I would suggest that you follow your Vet's instructions and don't try to rush it. You will have to be very careful that she does not jump onto or off of any furniture/high places. If this is a Vet that is familiar with your cat & treated her for a while, I see no real need for a second opinion. If this was a 1st or 2nd visit, you want to seek a 2nd. Good luck & best wishes to you and your cat!

Answer 3

As it is clearly down to nerve endings and such like, how about giving acupuncture a go, it works for many problems, may be for a phantom amputation.

Answer 4

gabapentin works for nerve type pain and quinine works well with muscular pain. a combination of the two should have the desired effect. the pain is what u say it is. the pathway to the brain still exists and therefore signals of pain can still be interpreted by the brain. over time these signals become less intense and the brain eventually ignores them. only then will u be pain free.

Answer 5

Not a medic so can't be more specific but: since phantom pain comes from the spine any neurotransmitter-based painkiller (which is most of them eg paracetemol or morphine) should work -- I guess it just depends on the severity as to what's needed.

Answer 6

Unfortunately there are no medications. But I want to assure you that phantom pain is real. But at the same time it is "all in your head".

The pain is caused by the cut nerve endings. I don't know if it's effective but you can get hypercium at most natural food/homeopathic stores which helps with nerve endings.

Answer 7

I do not know but I have hear there is a therapy which involves nothing more complicated than doing exercises in front of a mirror. I heard this on Radio 4 on a serious medical programme.
Apparently, sudden trauma (like amputation) does not give the brain chance to remap in time and it is convinced there is a limb there and that it is in trouble.
Standing in front of a mirror trying to pass objects to a missing hand or a ball to a missing foot or touching the phantom limb while looking at in the mirror, slowly convinces the brain that the limb has gone. That's the theory, you may need to go to someone who Knows about it.. Whether the pain goes as well I don't know, but the bottom link explains it better.
I found the following on Yahoo www.amputee-online.com
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/100/105604.htm (a site that is selling a product).
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro98/202s98-paper2/Taylor2.html which has some stuff about keeping the phantome limb warm (sounds crazy but works for some apparently)..

Answer 8

There is a drug for this. My husband is a right leg BK amputee. He takes Neurontin. Without it the pain is terrible. IIt works!

Answer 9

Have you thought about trying alternative therapies? The pain is actually in your energy field (the aura) - it can be treated using energy healing such as Reiki, Spiritual Healing or Quantum-Touch. It's worth giving them a try (no drugs!). BTW, the aura has been scientifically proven - it's not some wierd new-age mumbo-jumbo!

Answer 10

As a war wounded veteran and double leg amputee. Only Oramorph will do it, BUT, if you use it you will block your bowels and i mean BLOCK. When my pains come, normally when the barometer drops i control the pain by deep breathing. If i can help plse contact me.

Answer 11

Quinine. Have worked with diabetic amputee's and it works well on the nerve endings.