# Recommend a pain reliever (specific symptoms)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pain-reliever-specific-symptoms/785301>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 26, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pain-reliever-specific-symptoms/785301 "2017-04-26T16:49:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-pain-reliever-specific-symptoms/785301/1 "2017-04-26T16:49:38Z")

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So… my lymphedema in my legs is acting up to the point that the doc says it may be constricting muscle. I have a pain in my left calf, about the size of a quarter, that just is -not- letting up. Normally I take motrin or aleve, but neither of them seem to be helping the pain. Anyone have any other suggestions for more immediate pain relief? (The long-term is something the doc and I are working towards. CT scan is the next step. Blood clots were ruled out by ultrasound.)