Post-Surgical Pain

Persistent post-surgical pain is the most common post-surgical complication. We like to think it doesn't happen a lot, however, we see it after 20% of operations. So, if you have pain after a procedure, you are not alone. It occurs for multiple reasons varying from pain syndromes to just having had to have numerous operations. To manage it requires identifying the neuropathic components, excluding any structures that may still be driving the pain, and dealing with the emotional side, as if it hasn't made you sad, angry or annoyed; you are the exception to the rule.