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Originally Posted by Littlepaw
Hi Jennijojo,
You are going to do fine. Sounds like one of those hoops you have to jump through.
So I looked into the Bier block a bit further than the Dutch Protocol and I found this encouraging article from the Journal of Hand Surgery, European edition 2011.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21719518
Is your doc using methylprednisone along with the lidocaine? 88% in this study experienced relief and at five years out 92% were pain free. I don't know who ran the study or if it excluded any other treatments. Its nice to see something encouraging though.
Let us know how you do. I am sending thoughts of healing and a comfortable procedure.
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I can't have any more steroid. The last round of 3 in a month was too much. Had some issues. So I'm asking for no more. The neuro surgeon who did my back repair had methyl prednisone listed as an allergy cause I went kinda nutty after so many in my back. But I'm not allergic and told them I would give it a try. In the last twelve months inhave had 7 steroid injections. Lol so im worried to have any more. I have issues with adrenaline regulation with them sometimes. That's what happened last month. It's kinda hard to wait it out feeling like you're gonna go crazy lol but I have been told that most people who are actually going insane aren't aware it's happening
Thanks for sending your hopes., im going to be so very hopeful! I will update tomorrow!