About two years ago I suffered an injury to the lower half of my left leg.  The laceration began at the bottom of my knee and continued down the leg for about 8 inches along the inside part of the calf.  The cut got deeper as it descended down the leg.  I don't believe the calf muscle was penetrated but the laceration allowed me to see the muscle. I could see a few veins that were cut.  I ended up with about 50 stiches (20 in/30 out).  After about 8 weeks I was released by my physician.  Initially, the whole area was numb from the top of the wound to my ankle.  It did not affect any of my activities so I ignored it, my physician told me it was likely that I would never regain sensation.  About 9-10 months after the injury I began having stabbing pains and burning from the top of the calf to the arch of my foot.  I had a MRI of the lower leg and one of the back.  Neither revealed anything that may be root of my problem.  I am taking Lyrica (450/day) and that seems to alleviate the stabbing pains but not the burning sensation.  Any ideas?  Thanks

Hi, I wouldn't want to prescribe a homeopathic remedy without getting more information on a case but you could look at the remedy Staphysagria - this is used as a specific remedy for post-operative pain, clean incisions, pains with a burning quality. You could search on www.hpathy.com for more information on the remedy or try contacting a local homeopath.

 Best of luck, Steve.

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Steve Ashmore BSc LBSH RSHom
steve_ashmore@homeopathy-soh.org
www.glastonburyhomeopath.co.uk