Another new treatment(my cousin is doing)
 

I had posted earlier about the Symphony shot that did not seem to help my cousin. However, yesterday she stopped over and said the same foot doctor has been doing a combination of anastisia and nerve block injections in her foot. She said this seems to be working. Some how this combination is waking up the nerves and she said her pain and numbness is leaving. I have more specific information at home that I will add. I may check this one out.:eek:

You might want to look at this post too, if you haven't already: ;)

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread173309.html

Would like to see if this is only temporary. Couldn't stand the thought of feeling decent, then going back to the ***** I'm in now.

On second thought, I would like that. Very much. I don't care if it's ten minutes of relief. I'LL TAKE IT:cool:

Sounds similar and I still need to find out as I have had other un medical related emergencies to tend to. There is a specific name for the treatment. of course I'm at work and it's stting at home.

I also think she said he uses elecrical stimulation as part of the treatment.

Okay folks the procedure is called "Electro chemical Therapy" My cousin is having this done twice a week for 16 weeks. She is given a nerve block with 25 mil of Murcaine and then some kind of electrode stimulation from a devise called "Electro Analgehic delivery system" she says it's different than a tens unit. Her pain has decreased substantially and she said her numbness is also diminishing.
I found this article online...
link to article:
http://www.postandcourier.com/articl...1211/120809417

Alternative treatment for peripheral neuropathy offers new option for painful foot conditon

Because that article has a copyright at the bottom, I had to edit
that article according to NeuroTalk guidelines. I've included the
link so everyone can read the whole article.

This sounds like the same thing Melody posted about.

Before I was dx with PN/RSD I had an injection in the original area before my condition spread which was my inner ankle/foot with what sounds like similar. It was a block and also anesthetic. I could not tolerate that now and for some conditions like mine an injection into the area of the condition is not good. Everyone is different. At that time though the area was numb from it but I still could feel pain if that makes sense.
I wonder and maybe someone else could give insight and maybe it does not work for PN as I got mine for the and it did not work but why sympathetic blocks are not used?

It does work for PN, specifically in the feet. As it was explained to me, the Marcaine numbs the area (the more numb you can stand it and still be able to walk, the better) but the main purpose is to open the ion channels of the nerve cells. Then you receive moderate electrical stimulation that promotes healing. Those two steps are supposed to work very well in combination as opposed to one without the other. The clinic where I tried this treatment had an 85% success rate of permanently reducing or eradicating the numbness or pain.

I had thought it might be painful because on the two occasions last year that I had a steroid injection and then the EMG, my nerves got all fired up and caused me additional pain than beforehand. But I did not experience that with this treatment. The clinic where I went has not experienced any negative responses to this treatment, only no results in 15% of the patients who try it.

I'm pretty sure I will give this a shot. At least get in and talk to this guy. sounds like I might be lucky to have this doctor right in my neighborhood.

Yes, it might be interesting for you.

Please keep us in the loop as to your progress, etc.