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Originally Posted by tos8
I dont know who told you that but that is not correct at all. Many PM drs will only do 1-3 SGB's. I have seen some paitents however have better controled pain with the SGB's and I personally know a paitent that has had atleast 11 if not more to controle her pain for RSD. And others the blocks dont work at all. Every paitent is diffrent!
As for the insurence, again i dont know where you got that info. My Dr knew i wouldnt do any injections and he offerd right off the bat to go ahead with a SCS and it was not going to be any insurance issue if thats the way i wanted to proceede.
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I agree that every patient is different. I was informed by the pain mgmt clinic that I went to before that they will do 5-6 Stellate Ganglion Blocks before then doing the SCS, and that insurance companies they deal with usually prefer it this way. Note the term, Usually.
If you want to know the name of my Pain Management Clinic and the Doctor who "told me that", please feel free to PM me. They have 8+ M.D./D.O.'s on staff, 4 different offices, their own SurgiCenter, and they are the biggest Pain Clinic in Northern California. That should be a hint.
You sounded very hostile in your posting, and I was just repeating my understanding from what my 3 years of being a Pain Managed Patient has been. I apologize if I offended you in any way, so sorry about that!
01-15-2013, 06:00 AM
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