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Old 05-20-2013, 10:28 PM #1
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CANNOT believe you had it done without general. B R A V E!

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I had my first SGB on Wednesday, 15 May. My CRPS is in my right arm and the injection was in the right side of my neck. Mine was administered under ultrasound and x-ray guidance with only a local anesthetic.

It was referred to as 'an injection' - singular - but it actually involved re-positioning the needle and injected anesthetic multiple times. I found it to be a bit much to go through without light sedation.

Unfortunately, I did not find the SGB to be at all helpful. In fact, I had a nasty flare up on the Saturday following the block, though I'm not sure if there was a connection.

It seems like the block does work for some people. I hope it works for you.
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SGB went better this week than last. Boy did it help with the burning hands. Now I will have to battle the ins co for the lumbar SGB as the feet and legs are fire on wheels to the bone. I cannot walk, stand let alone any form of exercise, keep bathing in ice.

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Thank you for the explanation, Nanc!

Olecyn - my sister has Lyme, and she swears by Feldenkrais - I think I might give it a go sometime. But I join in with the others with the warnings about ice - you might want to reconsider. Of course, everyone is different, but the ice may be making things worse. Maybe try without it for a bit?

Az-Di - good luck on your SGB - I hope and pray that this one is one of the good ones! BTW, we're quite close - we're about a mile away from the Peoria border. We'll have to share doctor info sometime if you'd like to. Are you enjoying the last of the decent weather before the 100 degree + months start? Don't you just love when it goes over 110?
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It helped for a few days with the arms and hands, the throbbing was gone, they weren't cherry red and swollen. Nothing for the legs and feet though. Ins only approved 2; grrr....So, now I get to fight for lumbar blocks. I need a professional athlete ice bath installed

For those who happen to have TOS with their CRPS the MEDICAL TEXT BOOK is out and available through Amazon, YAHOO!

http://tossociety.org/blog/
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