Hi Andrea,
It sounds like you have a very complicated medical history and your upcoming surgical procedure must be very scary for you.
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a continuous block is were after the surgery the anesthesiaiogist contues to pump anestha into the surgery site to keep the rsd from knowing there was trauma done to that area,,they ussually will run it for a few days after surgery,,ive heard from sevearl here who had it done and it worked and the rsd didnt spread,,,im due for surgery in 5 weeks,,im going to try to have it done as awell,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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I had a week long continuous (peripheral) nerve block done post surgery last year following a surgery on my RSD foot. It is my understanding that these blocks are typically done for upper or lower extremities so I'm not certain it would be effective in preventing spread where the intestines are involved. I'm no expert but I think ketamine infusions might be a better course for you in your circumstances.
I'm very happy to know you are at Stanford where you can be assured you are in the hands of experts. You are in my thoughts.
Best wishes.
MsL