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Originally Posted by RichS
Thanks Mike, that's a great deal of very helpful information! I see that I have lot of research ahead of me. Hopefully I can avoid a lot of wasted time and get on the right path quickly. I would love to get this in remission. My surgery was September 10th, so it's been exactly 4 months. I hope I'm not too late for remission.
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Rich -
No problem. If you give us your approximate geographic location, we might be able to recommend a good pain management physician in you area.
And regarding the possibility of nerve entrapment, while it's worth checking out, there is absolutely no reason to delay treatment for what is apparently CTPS in the interim! (It's not going to further injure any hypothetically entrapped nerve and may prevent a lifetime of suffering.)
One more quick citation you should be aware of, on the importance of getting on this on a timely basis, e.g., THIS MONTH.
Efficacy of Stellate Ganglion Blockade for the Management of Type 1 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Ackerman WE, Zhang JM
South Med J. 2006;99:1084-1088.
Take care,
Mike