Mary, I sure hope the dr. is wrong... I'll keep my fingers crossed.

I have rsd in both feet and legs... it sucks, but I may have a few pointers to help you deal with it, if you'd like to pm me. Or you could ask here... it might help others too. However you want.

Best of luck and many gentle
Rogue

Hi There Mary!
Oh sweetie!! I am so very sorry that your other foot may have this ugly beast!! Mary, I am praying that all will go well with the blocks your getting sweetie! Love and to you Mary! Love ya!!!~Desi

I agree with the others, get more opinions and decide what is best for you. I was told by one doctor that he would not even give his sister a ganglion block unless that was her only option and she was elderly. Then the other information he told me - scared me, so I opted out of that. I did have a pain block into my cervical spine where I have 2 herniated discs, just made me worse. This is such a case by case condition, so check with doctors and follow your instincts.

As always, the people here are the arms that never stop holding! I hope you remember we all support you and wish you the best.

hell mary how r- u - doing this eveing ? well almost morning it's 11:52 pm. i just e-mailed you so please let me know if there anything i can do to help. i'm not to sure on the block's, have you ever had one or more before ? i have turned them all down also the last one to implant a morfine pump in my back, but then again i sometime's wonder if i should go that route, it would be nice just to push a button instead of talking all these med's everyday. well see, has anyone eles had the pump done in here ? i have had it for 14 yr's so there not much they can do to help me. well i hope everyone is doing better today, hugs to all that need one. take care ps. mary can you tell me what your x-ray on your left foot looked like ? was your bone's white or black on the x-ray ?

[QUOTE=septmystic;140024]I agree with the others, get more opinions and decide what is best for you. I was told by one doctor that he would not even give his sister a ganglion block unless that was her only option and she was elderly. Then the other information he told me - scared me, so I opted out of that.


Hi there, I am so surprised that your doctor said that to you about a ganglion block
They are proven to help many people and in the hands of a doctor who is competent then it can be a wonderful option with a relatively low risk.
I agree that it should never be attempted by someone who is not a skilled Pain Management doctor---perhaps this doctor had not had much experience so it was a good call on his behalf.
I agree with you, we must always be aware and be proactive before we undertake any treatment. Sometimes unfortunately we can get to the point of giving anything a shot just in case
Cheers Tayla