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Old 04-26-2015, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Taywesty View Post
i have had 3 right lumbar sympathetic blocks, and i felt a horrible intense pain in the front of my right hip during the procedure, but the doc said it was normal. I was also not sedated, but after the first one he gave me some xanax to take before. My foot felt hot after the procedure, but have had no relief from them. Not sure if more will help, but maybe you should give it a try? I've heard you need more than one a lot of times

Warming of the limb is normal afer sympathetic block and will happen in pretty much everyone if they hit the area right. If you had no pain relief at all ask your doc if they really think your pain is sympathetically mediated. If not then more blocks would seem like an unnecessary risk.
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