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Originally Posted by 310Girl
Hi guys. I'm really nervous, tomorrow I am getting two nerve blocks one being the lumbar sympathetic nerve block and the other being a pudendal nerve block. My neurologist feels that these two alone should be able to snap my system out of the RSD since we caught it in the first month of it occurring.
I just wanted to ask how successful these have been for people in the past? Especially the pudendal because I'm already freaking out that I may be sexually dysfunctional the rest of my life.
Thanks.
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Hi 310Girl, when I was first told I had RSD it was about 6-7 months after my symptoms started. My neurologist just looked at me and said, "Too bad we did not catch this in the first month, a sympathetic nerve block could have stopped this in its tracks". So, from everything I have read about this disease catching it and treating it in the first month is critical. I am NOT a doctor, but I do know your chances of a remission are higher than those of us who did not get treatment until after 6 months or later. I am not trying to give you false hope I am just sharing with you what my neurologist told me. I also know that when I get stressed out or freaked out, I always get a nasty flair of my RSD. Please know that I am praying for you and keeping you in my thoughts for a fantastic outcome from your blocks. Again, I am not a doctor so I can't know for sure how the blocks will work for you, but I sure can keep praying for you and please know that I am sweetie.
Karen67