The sooner you get a series of sympathetic blocks the better off you are. Getting them done in the 1st 3 months might just be what makes you one of few, the proud, the one in remission. After 3 months it can still happen but changes begin to take place in the nerves that are permanent. Most of us are dx'd too late.

My experience wasn't a good one but only because I was a work comp case and they didn't feel like getting me any treatment though I was dx only a month and a half after it all began. Nothing about a block will harm you, only help. Getting normal skin temp and a reduction in pain or complete relief is the goal. It'll take more than one and say you get 8 hours of relief from the 1st one, you may get more than 24 hours from the second and maybe 48 hours or longer from the 3rd.

Welcome to the board, sorry it's because of the crappy stuff though.

Hugs,

Karen