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Originally Posted by feel better
Hi i am just wondering if any one has experinced any neck or disk problems after nerve blocks in neck area.Is it possible a block could peirce a disk and create problems years later.
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One block isn't enough to see if this procedure works. Docs recommend 5 or 6 given one or two weeks apart. You can choose to be awake or be lightly put out. I stayed awake because didn't want to feel woozy from anesthesia and had one or two minutes of uncomfortable pain. After 5 blocks that had no affect my pain doc called it quits and we both decided on Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant.
Fluoroscope is used to doc can see if medication was placed correctly and to make sure nothing else was touched. Hope this was helpful.