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