I wanted to answer the one question on blocks. I usually tell the surgeon when we talk about the surgery that I would like a block. When I get in the surgery room I tell the Anesteologist since he is the one that will do it. The ones I have that have done the blocks before my surgeries have been great. They have all been up to par on RSD.

As far as a hysterectomy. This is my honest to goodness thought. I went through this same damn thing. In 95 in Ky. At the U of K. They got all the way to planning my surgeryfor a hysterectomy and then they said that they had changed the law that it could no longer be done unless it was a dire emergency. It took a few more months for them to figure out it had to be done and they did it. All but taking out that one overy. I was so mad about that. In 2000 it had to be taken out anyway because it wasn't any good, along with scar tissue. The hospital here doesn't do blocks so that's what got my RSD going in 2000 with that last surgery in my pelvic area.

My thought would be, I know you love this Dr. but I honestly would go to another one or two and see if you can find one that will do the hysterectomy. They are out there and odds are it's not the law it's what kind of insurance you have. The kind I have they don't want to do a damn thing they don't have to.

As far as freezing and burning, what I had done when I had my tubes done is cut, burned and tied and ended up with an etopic pregnancy. So the burning did nothing to help me. As far as the freezing, I don't know about but again I would want to know what the odds are it will do the job they are saying it will. There is definately no guarantee that it will end your pelvic pain, because it didn't mine. Now I have other diagnoses besides the RSD. I have the IC, the PCS and a few other things.

I think we are prone to all of these things due to our systems being so messed up.

I do hope you find the answers soon.

Jewell's, I don't think I got your PM. I am glad to see you back and that you are. I have back and neck problems and spent time in PT and would go back to it if I became bedridden again before surgery. Bill had back surgery when he was younger and did great though. It's always a toss up. I do know weight makes a difference on your back. If you are heavy set it is harder to get well from it. Bill always weighed just 130 to 150 so he was able to do very good with his back surgery. He was in the hospital with a guy that was on his 5th one and he said it was due to his weight and so did the Dr. I think weight problems add to any health problem though.

I am glad you found us girl. As I said, I have thought of you often.

Ada