hey joan,

don't know if i've talked to you before? this neurontin makes me goofy
also didn't get any sleep last night, i'm sure you know what i mean. anyway, first of all when i had the stellat ganglion block i wasn't in any pain at the time(i had already started tx with clonidine patch, etc and was having a "good day") i told the pm but he said he still reccomment that i have it done as scheduled. he didn't use fluoroscopy and when he did it i would rate the pain a 9. it just felt like he was digging around in my neck with an ice pick. i really can't explain it any better than that, he also hit the nerve to my hand twice and it hurt like hell! after he was done he looked at me and said my eye was droopy so he "got it" but i'll tell ya what, when i got home an hour later my eye was not droopy nor was it red, i did not get any warm feeling to arm, hand, did not get hoarse or stuffy. i really don't know whether he got it in right place and i was just diagnosed a month ago(even though i've had symptoms for at least a year) i know how important it is to get the block right. Now instead of doing another stellate ganglion block he wants to do a cervical sympathetic block, also without fluoroscopy and i just don't know if i trust him to do it. he keeps pushing scs but i think it's too soon. sorry to go on so long, hope you don't mind. well, thanks for the reply, any and all advice, support is appreciated. jen