2nd nerve block

[blasterkeg]

I just had my second nerve block and this one was a lot more painful and the flare up with this one is more intense. Anybody else have this problem? Also the doctor said he might want to wait 2 months instead of one month like the last time befor doing the third. Anybody have some info about waitng the extra time? Good idea or not.

[Violet M]

Blasterkeg, it's not unusual to have a temporary flareup from nerve blocks but there are a few people who have had worsening of symptoms for an indefinite period of time after blocks containing steroids. I don't remember the details of your story. Are you planning on the series of 3 required blocks and then if they fail considering surgery? We rarely hear of people getting lasting improvements from nerve blocks but most of the docs require them before surgery. If you aren't going to consider surgery, it might not be worth the risk of a 3rd block. Some people seem to have a bad reaction to the steroid. This is just my opinion based on reading reports from other patients for 7 years -- and the docs might not agree with me so take it with a grain of salt. If you are still having a flare up after a month I think it would make a lot of sense to wait a few extra weeks to see if the nerve calms down before the 3rd block.

[blasterkeg]

I don't think anybody around here would be willing to do the surgery. They are in the process of trying the nerve blocks to see if it helps any of my symptoms. I think the next step will be management though medications. There are not a lot of doctors around here that believe that nerve can not be causing my symptoms. Thanks for your input.