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Originally Posted by CRPSsongbird
..funny the anesthesiologist who performed it says he will only ever do up to 3. Especially with poor results. He is considered to be the best in town by the way. It did NOT work for me. It started to wear off almost completely the second day. That is NOT a good response. ...
Just tone it down for goodness sake....
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The standard for determining if it was effective is if ANY pain relief lasted more than the first few hours that came from the local anesthetic. You have mentioned getting several DAYS of relief from it.
It is unfortunate that your local anethesiologist doesn't seem to be aware of the tx of RSD that others are......
http://www.medcentral.org/main/Stell...lionBlock.aspx
"How long the effect of the medication last?
The local anesthetic wears off in a few hours. However, the blockade of sympathetic nerves may last for many more hours. Usually, the duration of relief gets longer after each injection.
How many stellate ganglion blocks do I need to have?
If you respond to the first injection, you will be recommended for repeat injections. Usually, a series of such injections is needed to treat the problem. Some may need only 2 to 4 and some may need more than 10. "