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Originally Posted by Dubious
My flare ups will be a reoccurance of the same symptoms that I had before the SGB's. Just not quite as severe. About every 3 months or so, I lose control (not that I had any) where my forearm will swell, the veins become distended for no reason, any pressure or light touch will hurt and then the burning kicks in.
The pain will progress into my hand and up into my upper arm and shoulder. It is sort of a reminder of a much, much more intense issue that I dealt with last year prior to the blocks. In short, I can say that the blocks cut the intensity, extend a lesser pain-intensity period, but on balance, at the end of 3 months or so, my arm and hand really hurts! The blocks are useful for 2-3 months, then it all starts over!
Ever see the movie "Ground Hog Day?"
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Hi Dubious. I can so relate to that statement about "ground hog day".
The blocks worked for me in the beginning, but the doctors finally discontinued them. The Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy works great. But again, it lasts about 8 months for me then I have to dive again. If not, I have to do maintinence dives like others on the forum who have chambers. My concern now is the repeated use of HBOT or where to find the answerr to that.
I really don't know what the answer to this million dollar question is.
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