With all my surgeries the Anesteologist is the one that deals with blocks and trying to stop the RSD from spreading. When he talks to the Anesteologist before the surgery, ask him about a block or something else for the RSD.

I have had so many different kinds with my surgeries and the Anesteologist is the one that administered all of them. Bier block, SGB's, and lidocaine. The last surgery he filled the places with Lidocane to keep it from coming out. It worked. I had no pain from the first day of surgery on. He couldn't do blocks due to one cut being on my neck so he did this instead.

Usually the Drs. don't make that decision about the blocks.

Even if you Dad has a PM Dr. you might want to find an Anesteologist to do blocks. A lot of them have their own offices and rooms to do the blocks.

Ada