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[|Human|] I have pain and extreme sensitivity to touch on the right side of my abdomin, back and side.   It was excrutiating pain a couple of weeks ago waking me up in the middle of the night.  I also had chills, low grade temp and fatigue for a week.  My doctor gave me an antiviral med for shingles then ruled that out since I never got lesions.  Then he gave me Methylprednisolone.  He did a blood test and also an ultrasound to rule out gall stones and said the ultrasound didnt show any problems.  Now he thinks I must have a pinched nerve.  What other things should he consider in addition to a pinched nerve or what other tests should he do for me?
[|AI|]  HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor Neuralgia is pain due to the abnormal function or structure of the nerve. It can occur in any aspect of the body. There are different possible causes of neuralgia such as : (1) diabetes (2) vitamin B 12 deficiencies (3) trauma (4) side effect of medication (5) the cause can also be unknown There are not many diagnostic tests for neuralgia, but you may want to consider visiting a neurologist who may be better able to diagnose and treat you. I hope this helps