hello. my wife is post surgery as of three weeks ago. the nerves in her leg/hip region (she still has a open wound.) are very sensitive and keeping her up at night. is there a home remedy or something that can be bought off of the shelf that can help her sleep at night. or at the very least take the pain away. regular aspirin and ibuprofen do not touch the pain that she is in. as well as massage is also not helping any. it just irritates the nerves more.
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of your wife. As you mentioned the surgery, what surgery she underwent you didn't mention. So It's tough to understand has she underwent the surgery for the lumbar spine disc? As she is having pain in her leg/hip, this looks more of a pinched nerve issue and now its already 3 weeks, you can try undergoing physical therapy at home. Using the therapeutic ultrasound therapy will help the wound to heal faster and reduce inflammation. TENS therapy will help reduce the pain and also control the pain to progress further. Also, post surgery due to inflammation of the tissues, the nerves can get irritate as well, for which patience is needed for the inflammation to come down. Using icing near the surgical incision site or lumbar spine region should help reduce the pain. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor.