Getting nerve blocks are crucial treatment in the beginning. They don't cause damage when you get a series of them to begin with. You often don't get more than 4-6 at the start if they help. The danger begins when you keep getting them over a very long period of time. I'm not saying anyone should stop blocks if they help. It means the pain is still SMP. But you have to weigh the risk versus benefit if you start getting more than 20.

The "damage" they mention is to the ganglion the blocks are injected in when you get A LOT of them, as in 20 or more. I read that in the first year I got rsd when I was researching. The repeated inserting of the needle in the ganglion is what does it. Something most people also don't know is that in just 6 months after getting rsd, there is permanent damage to nerve endings in the body.

Thought I'd put this down because I do not want anyone canceling blocks or afraid to get them. There is NO danger of damage for most everyone who gets blocks because they rarely get so many.

Hugs,

Karen