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Old 04-20-2010, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by CZZ74 View Post
Hi Shelley over the last 7 years I have approx. 25 different blocks. temp, relief is the best I can say for them and I am finished with them all.the best part is being asleep for a brief period and not being in pain! doesnt say much for them. seriously my rsd was to far down the road for them to help. Ive been having trigger pain to help with the spasms. some help. dc
hi CZZ74, I have had RSD/CRPS for 24 years, I have had hundreds of nerve blocks, and other blocks over the years the blocks were done either in a series of 3 per week, 5 per and so on. I was put in the Hospital 20 times for continuous 10 day infusions with every kind of med that the Dr's would come up with, This was all done before they were using ketamine. I was in Philly being treated by Dr. Schwartzman in some trial . He too kept me in the hosp. but the blocks were done daily there. I thought after the 2 weeks in the hospital with his blocks, that I was cured. I was off all meds felt great and Dr. S. told me not to get too excited because he didn't know if they would hold because the ones I had here in FL. never held very long. Well he was right, all the different Dr,s put their little minds together and decided that I should have 3 Sympathectomies in 3 of my limbs, so one by one I had the sympathic chains removed. Pain was still there it did'nt help to much. I am full body and lately my muscle spasms are completely out of control, you mentioned
that that you were having trigger pain to help with your spasms, did you mean trigger injections? Where do they give them to you and are they helping? I take a muscle relaxant and usually they work but lately even increased they are not helping. Hope to hear from you. Your friend Wendy
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