Originally Posted by baseballfan

Hi All,

The insurance company approved my sympathetic nerve block lumbar area. It is scheduled for 7/8/09. I am kind of of scared as this is my 1st block since being dxed in April of 09 with RSD. Between 2003-2009 I have had 8 ESI/nerve blocks and none of them have helped me. With each one though I always had hoped maybe this would be the one to work. I do have hope that maybe the nerve block on 7/8/09 will help. I know though whatever happens is in God's hands. After all there is a reason why I had to go through 3 fusions of the lumbar in less than a year and a half, have permanent nerve damage at L5 nerve root which caused bladder probs for me. Also has a reason why my RSD had moved into all my limbs and have all the side effects from the RSD like sweating, and red dots on my neck, ect. I have faith, hope, and love that is what gets me through the rough times, that and all of you on here and all my other friends, and family. gentle to all my RSD friends