[Arell]

Hi everyone,

This is my first visit to NeuroTalk which I found after searching for information on Stellate Ganglion Nerve Blocks.

I found the thread and must say it left me a little worried re the side effects but more than that the fact I have an appointment for one has me worried.

I have been on a waiting list to see a pain management specialist for 2.5 years, I have chronic pain and bi-laterial cervicial ribs along with other things and asked for a referal as my pain med needs were starting to worry me - at this stage I dont go more than 3/4 hours without meds just to live as normally as I possibly can while I was just at the stage of needing daily pain meds and valium when I made the request to be referred.

Now its great that there is some movement but the thing that scares me slightly is that I have not yet had an appointment to see the specialist, I have not be assessed by his team. Now I'm a fairly regular visitor to my local hospital and truth to tell they have a hefty file filled with all sorts of tests/info ect but is it usual?

Has anyone here be booked for a procedure under a specialist who they have never been seen by and without a prior assessment?

It has been pointed out by a friend that they probably have all the info they could possibly need without talking to me but it just feels odd to me??

[Arell]

The above should mean every 3 to 4 hours, just re-read and it looks like I'm saying three quarters of an hour!

Guess there isn't a question there, just typing out loud so to speak. Thanks for having the space for me to do that.

[momto5]

I'm sorry you are dealing with chronic pain. I know how difficult it is and how desperate you can feel.

Have you ever heard of myofascial trigger point therapy? It's a wonderful treatment for a chronic pain that traditional medicine is not able to "fix." It's completely non-invasive and based on treating tight muscles and tendons that cause pain. The trigger points are not usually located in the same place that you feel the pain. My son, who has movement disorder, has been going to one for months and almost never complains of pain any more. I just had my first treatment for back pain. In my case, it is caused by abdominal muscles. After a 1 hour treatment, the pain was gone. If you are interested in trying it, google it along with your city name to see if there's a therapist near you.

Check out the center for pain treatment (centerforpaintreatment dot com), that is where we go for therapy. There's a video on the website where you can see what the therapist does and how it works.