I have been having the nerve blocks for a year now. My RSD started with a soft tissue injury in my left calf but I wasn't sent to pain mgt for 7 months, then finally had my first block which is usually a diagnostic tool and it only lasted a few days. Since then i've had them every 8 wks except when the doc thought WC was going to order an IME so he didn't want me to be pain free for the examination which never happened.

So far these work well for me and keep my pain levels down as long as I behave. Which means limited walking. Mine has gone to my right leg an it actually behaves worse than my injured leg/foot. I am able to get out, just not wear shoes and socks. I wear over-sized silky lined or imitation lamb's wool lined slippers. I do have a pair of shoes, 2 sizes bigger than before the accident, that I wear when I care about being put together bit more but don't plant walk much.. I use a wheelchair in stores or the mall, and I recently found a mobility scooter at a fantastic price so I can go on "walks" again with my hubbie.

I feel safest inside my home, but the injections, some of which I get anaesthesia with, so he can go deeper, I have lower pain and more courage to go out. After 20 some months I am learning to think about something other than my feet. That in itself is a relief. Learning the balance between what I want to do and what it will cost me in painful consequences has been a hard one for me but I'm getting there. Winter is far more restrictive for me because when I put socks sand boots on the pain causes panic attacks which my hubbie doesn't care for.

The injections work better when you are relaxed and have uncluttered your mind and follow Drs afterwards orders.

God bless you and this time of treatment.