It sounds to me like you have a Dr. that is trying to save you money as well as the insurance companies.

My blocks weren't done in a hospital, they were done in an office of an anesteolgist. Some are set up now for that and I was put to sleep to do them.

I do believe too that these Drs. are thinking ahead. With this Medicare and Medicaid and insurance companies new issues coming up with the Government, I believe some of the Drs. care enough to try and cut cost to save their patients from losing out all together.

Drs. do get kickbacks from pushing some meds. My Nurse has told me that before.

My Dr. does as much for a patient as he can in his office to save from sending them to the ER. He's told me many a time don't go to the ER to call him. I think too they see that the ER is a joke for many of their patients getting help for cronic pain.

I hope this does work for you and it sounds like Andrea is getting relief this way. That's a positive note in my book. If you can find more ways to control your pain at home, that's good.

Even though WC is paying for your care, it still comes down to pushing them to the limit of where they stop paying and another court battle has to ensue to get the help from them again. We see it a lot on the forum here.

I get worried about how far my insurance will go in paying for my care and have said as much to my Dr. in the past few months. He says not to worry about it but I do.

Too many changes are being made with the Government overseeing insurance companies and patients now.

Keep us up on how this does for you. It might be a good answer for many instead of the infusions and a way of helping with controlling the pain at home.

Ada