Thanks everyone! It's nice to haven people who understand. I hqd my first block and I was more nervous about it not working and being told it was all my head. When I was first diagnosed 12 yeqrs ago it wasn't an uncommon thing for drs to say or miss the diagnoses. Then again they understand better SMP vs SIP. My block helped with circulation and my.color got better. Not 100% but it looked better. Swelling is extreme still and pain went down from a 9 to 7 or 8 but only lasted a few hours at most. Seeing dr tomorrow and block scheduled for Tuesday. I'm not to optimistic for the second to.work better but I'm not sure if he only did one level or multiple which may make a difference. Thank you all for the warm welcome and support. Mandi