Can I put a prescribed lidocaine patch on my left chest area where I am having the most pain?
Can you put a lidocaine patch on my chest?
Question posted by Wendy Tyson on 25 May 2018
Last updated on 25 May 2018 by travel4171
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travel4171
25 May 2018
I’ve used Lidocaine patches and can tell you what my Doctor told me when it didn’t help. The patches only work for ‘shallow pain’. You didn’t say if you know what’s causing the chest pain. If I knew more about the origin of the problem it would be easier to figure out if Lidocaine could help.
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