Hi Nanc! As always, thank you so much for the advice! It means so much! I wish it wasn't 1½ hours roundtrip and a driver needed for sedation..ugh! And this pain in my neck. I can see where this will get old too. I don't know. I do know that my arm feels so much better today than it did pre-injection Tuesday. I just don't know that it's realistic to keep running every week (after #6), trying to arrange a ride and all. Perhaps at some point this will all be clear to me (what to do).

Best of luck today Nanc! Please keep us posted hon!!

:hug: Vrae

Glad you are responding and getting some relief!

I'm glad your are getting some improvement and you pain is getting more manageable,that's the goal ,always remember take time to rest is very important and do what you think is best for you , rest and plenty sleep,are,also,important part of recovery :rolleyes: I don't know how many times I had told you that :D my bad,just wish you the best you already know that,blessings and hang in there ,your friend Jesika :grouphug:
Ps.tibetan singing bowls is very relaxing :Zzzz: just what you need!!!! :p

Hi everyone!

I thought I would button up this thread.
So I did 5 of the 6 Bilateral Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks and Stellate Ganglion Blocks. They would do them at the same time. I did them back to back for 5 weeks. It became clear to me that the block was only lasting about 5 days max. I think it helped my legs more than my arms. And never did I get more relief than the very first one (LSB) I received.

With regard to the SGB, I’m not sure those were doing a darn thing for me, but I went with it anyway. My neck is still somewhat recovering (weird spasms). Nothing too crazy and slowly going back to “normal”, which is only a setting on my washing machine!

I did a follow up with the PM doc and he agreed with my cancelling the final block. We then discussed a few more options. I ask him about doing a nerve root block. WAAAAY back in 2004 after my surgery, the surgeon told me he overstretched my nerve root S1. I would like to block the S1 and just see if it will help. At least before we move on to implantables (e.g. SCS).

I go see my Neuro doc on Monday.. or at least I have an appt. I am coming down with a chest cold so we will see how I feel come Monday.

Anyway.. so that’s it. I gave it go, thought it was working, but turns out.. not so much. Damn.

Sorry the results weren't that great.

But you braved it and gave it a try at least. Proud of ya :D