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Originally Posted by DanPain
So I had the lumbar nerve block today. I did feel a difference in pain and sensitivity but not all the way to my toes. After about 1 hour it was gone, thats all I got. They scheduled me next week Tuesday for an additional block.
I will continue to do my physical therapy, I was just approved by my ortho doctor I can start putting weight on my leg (25% this week). I had already been putting some weight on it but now I will go a little bit further. I will hit the pool every day. I am hoping I will the block next week will work better and for longer.
Visioniosiv regarding below
***Applied DMSO 50/50 mixed with vegetable glycerin to affected area 3-5x daily for 90 days***
I got some DMSO cream but it says it is for solvent purposes only?
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There are lots of different types of DMSO creams/compounds you can buy online. I don't have personal experience with a premade cream so I can't comment on their effectiveness either way.
I bought pure grade, 99.99% DMSO online, and then diluted it to 50% using vegetable glycerin which I purchased at a health store. The gylcerin gives the resulting solution more cohesiveness and is easier to apply to the skin. You could apply it with a paintbrush but I just used my fingers.
The main advice I would give is 1) Wash your hands before and after usage, as DMSO IS very solvent and will carry any chemicals/etc on your hands directly to the bloodstream, and 2) the topical cream or solution applied should not exceed 50% DMSO. You could go 60-40 or 70-30, but that risks irritating the skin. I didn't have any issues with skin sensitivity, but like anything else, individual results can vary.
Besides being a free radical scavenger with anti-inflammatory effects, DMSO's solvency is what allows it to penetrate the skin and directly impact the affected area.
Oh - and the smell ain't particularly pleasant
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Kind of garlicky. It is absorbed by the body so fast I could
taste it within seconds.