First Nerve Block!
 

Hey everyone!

I go for my first lumbar nerve block next thursday. Are there any tips to being prepared? (I'm realllly afraid of needles.)

Talk to your parents about having a massage for later in the day or early the next day. This link explains why.

http://www.rsdrx.com/massage_therapy.htm

Print this out and take or send it in beforehand.

http://rsds.org/4/resources/pdf/hospital_protocol.pdf

You also might want to print out a couple of my posters from here and ask for one to be put on your chart and another on the wall above your bed.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread16167-16.html

They will give you some versed to help you relax. It is still somewhat painful, but the meds they give you really help.