Originally Posted by LIT LOVE

They work better than you'd think. You can always use straight lidocaine cream if you prefer. You just need to get through a week or so post op.

I had my first bad reaction to a stellate ganglion block last week. Lidocaine patches to my throat an well as Epsom salt cream did the trick after a few days to reduce my pain and swelling that had been escalating to a scary degree.