Dr is from pain mgmt. I am not sure if she is the anesthesiologist or if there is someone else handling that. It is a teaching hospital so of course she has many different practices stopping in frequently.
She has someone with her when she wants but finds it better to go it alone most of the time (at GW they do not want anyone down there so that is what she is used to). She is tired most of the time as it is, being sleep deprieved and then all the ketamine (she gets 40mg).
No blocks have been mentioned and that is interesting. She has it in her right arm only. I had not thought about that since the stellate/brachial blocks in the past have been ineffective.
It does seem from all that I am reading that day 3 seems to be the day you see the most pain reduction. she is down to an 8 right now. I am hoping it will go much lower.
thanks for all of your help. it is great to talk to someone who has already been through this.

QUOTE=Reddawn600;739491]Where is she having the procedure done? Is her Doctor an anesthesiologist, neurologist or other?

Is she allowed to keep someone with her 24 hrs a day and do you know what dose of ketamine she is receiving? Are they pushing it up to see how much she can handle before they back her down? Having any lumbar or cervical nerve blocks or epidurals during the procedure?

Part if it in my experience can also depend on how much medication she was on before the procedure and how much they have to or want to wean her off of during it.

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