having ESI block in morning wish me luck
 

hello to all sorry that i havent been on in a couple days.
been crazy here with Dr appt for me and the kids. plus their last day of school is wednesday so we should be over all that fuss !!! thank god !!!

tommorrow am i am goin to have that ESI block i know some have had it. i havent and its a test to see if my pain in my lower body will react or not.. we will see. fingers crossed because my lower half is killing me !!

i hope that everyone had a great memorial day weekend and remembered all that have fought for this country

i will let you know how it goes
carrie

esi block in the morning
 

Carrie,
I have had 3 or 4 so far and the last one lasted about 2 months I actually felt like I was not constantly in pain.. The first day and maybe the next after the block your back will be really painful like it is bruised but the next day u should feel lots better.. I will have to look mine up and see what was the combo of meds injected. I know they should give u versed to relax u . Hope all goes well!! Good Luck Lisa:hug:
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lisa
yes versed i am so excited .. i love when i get it. i call it vacation LOL i hope that it last no block has ever lasted more than a couple hours even the lumbar sympathic ones

carrie

Wishing you luck!!! I hope all goes well for you! :hug:

Good Luck with the procedure--- hope it brings you lots of pain relief :)

:) L2L

I will be thinking about you as hubby and I will be on the hw to my PM appt., which is close to the same time you are at yours. Remember, you are loved and support is all around you. Luck is not in the picture. You will be fine.:)
:grouphug:

I am here for you:hug:

Good Luck Carrie!!! I really hope everything goes well for you and that the block reduces your pain!!!

You're in my thoughts and prayers and please keep us posted when you feel up to it!!!:hug:

Alison.

Versed is wonderful
 

Yes I really like my Versed.. It makes things go alot better thank Goodness!! Have a good day, I hope it works well for u.. Take care:Zzzz:

Wishing you lots of luck & strength for your procedure!

Sending many thoughts and hopefull wishes for relief and an easy procedure.

My thoughts and prayers will be with you. I hope you find some relief!

AJ

You never know if something is going to work for you if you don't try it!!! Wishing you the Very Best of Luck!!

And make sure that you take it easy afterwards for a day or two. I always seem to flare the day after my blocks. Can you get someone to take care of the kids for you so you can REST?

XOXOXO Sandy

I hope Carrie, that you have a great experience, with the block, and the outcome!
Get some relief!

Pete
Asb

hello all and thanks for the well wishes. well had the ESI and only about an hour of reduced pain.. the pain from the injection its self is something that i could live with out LOL kinda like a rod that is thro my bootie LOL

i will have another one in july. mine have to spread about because of my pump and cant have anything mixed with my pump meds in spinal fluid.

thanks so much for the support it means the world to me. hopefully tomorrow i will feel alot better. maybe the storms arent helping either !!

hope all are having a great day !!!

carrie

esi procedure
 

praying for u that u feel lots better tomorrow or the next day.:grouphug:

2 days
 

I reallly couldn't tell it helped me period till 2days later>:eek:

yea not feelin great at all. not barely any pain relief and a very sore tush to say it nicely. i hope that tommorrow i feel better
carrie

Listen, Carrie,
You know I love you.

I just wanna know. How would you say it, if you didn't say it nicely?

PM me if necessary!

I love the wording that some of us come up with!

Sorry!! for my sickness!!
But, I do!

Pete
Asb

will PM cant say my nice words on here

Hi Carrie,
Thank you for letting us know about your block and also writing afterwards. I hope you get some relief after the initial couple of days. Have you ever tried HBOT? My Dr. just built a couple of clinics with a HBOT in each one here in Phoenix/Scottsdale. I'm going to try it soon, when he finishes the clinic. I had called a couple of clinics, one in Florida and one in California and am hoping they will give some relief. He is a Neurologist. Insurance doesn't pay for RSD and HBOT. I went to the annual RSDSA meeting here in Scottsdale. Was really good, met a lady who has a HBOT in her home and has been helped greatly with it. I got some written information about the HBOT at the conference. If you or anyone is interested in reading it, I would be glad to mail it or fax it to you. We had 135 in attendance and then the next day was for the Drs. and therapists etc. It was at the Scottsdale Hospital where I was admitted after a fainting seizure from RSD. They are making a DVD that will be available thru RSDSA soon.
Hope the best for you Carrie, know that we all care about you,loretta hugs :hug:

. Have you ever tried HBOT?

as i was talkin to diana i will not probably not be able to do it because of my pump the change in the chamber could damage it. and that wouldnt be good LOL i have lookin into but i had already had my pump put in when they started talkin about it for RSD .. i think that i am also goin to start doin the water therapy at my Y because my legs are just goin down hill again and this happens every couple years for me. nothing to do with the injection.. im glad that you got to go to the confrence. i bet it was awsome my doc goes to most of them he is on the board of a couple of them

thanks for your thoughts
hugs
carrie