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How dangerous are nerve blocks
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:26 pm
by gentle_artist
I am due to have one soon, but am unclear about exactly how risky the procedure is.
Are there any stats?
There are some alarming posts about it.
Re: How dangerous are nerve blocks
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:26 pm
by flyer28
Nobody tell you exactly. I was researching this topic many times.
Regarding pelvic pain, I got 3 shots into the perinem/pubic region, but very superficiently, without going into near vicinity of main trunks of pudendal. They brought some relief, for one week or so, and then the effect faded away.
Regarding the block into Alcock canal and Superior hypogastric plexus (which might be another option with excellent results), all the dosctors I asked , told me that within the hands of experienced anesthesiologist/radiologist, the procedure should be quite safe and permanent worsening is rather seldom. But there are stories among the patients...
I would ask the other, what do you thnik about superior hypogastric plexus block?
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 399890092X
Czech doctors from Urologic centre Androgeos have similar experiences:
http://www.urologickelisty.cz/pdf/ul_10_03_04.pdf
Maybe this procedure is more safe than the Alcock infiltration.
Any opinions?
Re: How dangerous are nerve blocks
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:42 pm
by Violet M
Artist, I don't know of any stats (especially not published ones) on the risks involved. A few years back we heard a report from the Houston team that they were not having success with people having improvements from nerve blocks. I just did a search in pubmed and I'm not finding any published literature on the risks or benefits to pudendal nerve blocks for pelvic pain for a population size that's large enough to draw any conclusions. Most of the publications are on 1 or 2 patients and typically, it's the successes that get published.