Finally, I have an appointment with a new Pain management doc next week and I got a letter stating that someone should drive me in the event they do injections, so maybe there is a nerve block in my future and maybe some relief, finally. My head and neck are killing me and I'm having more trouble with sleep and my eyes. Keep your fingers crossed that this helps! I was posting about this somewhere else and I can't remember where, so I started a new thread.

Ellena

Hi Ellena, I hope your new pain doc works out. I tried the epidural which helped my arm symptoms but not the head symptoms. Saw an associate of my pain doc and she was great, was able to reproduce my symptoms with trigger points in my upper back(symptoms to lower head) and pressure on my occipital nerves by my suboccipital muscles(symptoms over top of head/forehead). So plan to get bilateral nerve blocks next week, and maybe talk about botox injections.

Take Care, Diana

Hey pal You know my fingers toes arms legs and eyes are all crossed.
I have heard lots of good things about nerve blocks and I pray it is going to help you also. I am just going to keep saying that out loud over and over ..positive thoughts and prayers. This is going to work to help controll the monster pain. You so deserve and earned that there can be no other way but for it to help! I think it takes a day or 2 for it to kick in fully not sure but i think. keep us updated and next week I pray is your week to finaly get relief and controll!
Peace
BMW

Oh that's great news Ellena - about time too!

I've got everything crossed for you. Please let us know how you get on.

Best of luck

Well, the doctor went over everything and they have me scheduled for this wednesday. He agreed to do the occipital blocks first since that is most troubling for me and then he'll treat the spine (C5 & 6 and 2&3). I'm hopeful and I found him very easy to talk to as well.
Ellena

I am praying this is going to be the week you find sucess over your pain, and the blocks work just like the name ..."block" out the pain for a good many months. 'member to eat healthy and get rest before and after well a.m.s.p.
sending positive thoughts and pain free vibs to you Ellena
PEACE
BMW

p.s. glad ya made it threw Fay that was a "loopy" storm. see another down by cuba aiming at us. It is good you see doc this week many blessings and you will be on my mind and prayers all week and wendsday extra lots ,let us know how things go when you are able.