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Originally Posted by Littlepaw
Hi Jennijojo,
I am excited for you and will send thoughts of healing and comfort. Since the block is stellate you could get the Horner syndrome that another recent poster had. It affects the eye and causes some facial droop. This is transient and doesn't happen to everyone. It means they hit the right spot though so don't panic if it happens.
Can injections to the hand have caused CRPS? Impossible to say, Anything can happen and injections can cause damage even when ultrasound guided. The steroid flare that you got may have been related to what steroid they used. Kenalog is notorious for crystallizing and causing pain. Others do it to a lesser degree but can still cause an issue. Did you let your doctor know about this? It may affect what they decide to use.
I hope this brings you some relief! Wouldn't that be wonderful news!
Sending hugs, Littlepaw  |
I'm seeing a pattern here how I don't ask or tell my drs enough. Lol. I didn't tell her. Partly because I was excited about her plan and the other reason was because I wasn't thinking about what was in the shot then I came home and read the paper they sent. I was just so excited and hopefully I sat there and smiled and nodded
I'm good with droop I just don't want extra pain in a new place! The injections in my hand were also inside small joints that had little cartilage in so he kinda had to pry them open to get the needle in. Then they crystalized in there and oh wow.
I'm going to also go to pt that day. I'm just so excited....I did the same thing when I was going in to get my back fixed, didn't even ask about after............yeah I wanted to die and there was an extended hospital stay. I was just so excited to have it fixed and thought oh it will feel better
yeah no not right away lol
My point in my squirrel story there was that I am notorious to not ask my dr when excited so, because I promised myself after the back surgery i woulnt go in uninformed on anything else, I am here getting some personl experiences