Originally Posted by Lisa in Ohio

Watch out for any headache that you may have after the block. I had just a very slight headache after the block and by the time I got home (about 30 miles) I had a whopper of a headache and thirty minutes later I was curled up on my bed in a dark room barely able to speak and could not stand to move. One rare side effect is you can get what is called a steroid headache. My mom called the PM doc right away and he made me go into the ER. He had called the ER and told them that I was coming in and what he wanted them to do. My son had to take me and by the time I got to the ER I could no longer stand and they treated me terrible. I stayed there for three hours, had a CT scan done and one pain injection that gave very little relief. Finally I made my son take me home, I figured I had enough pain meds that would either kill me or cure me at home. My son could not believe how poorly they treated me. When he went to the desk to inform them that we were leaving, and by the way did they know he is an attorney, they got real apologetic and almost begged me to stay. Can you believe it? So any how, be sure to mention any headache that you have following the procedure so that you can be treated on the spot. Like I said this is rare, and I pray that you will have good luck and good pain relief with your blocks. Lisa