[daniella]

Ok so last week was the lidocain iv infusion which gave no relief and whether a fluke or not that night and the next day horrible pain. Then yesterday the first lumbar sympethetic block. After the procedure into the night was so much pain and this was taking meds that I usually don't like darvocet. My pain area is inner ankle/foot/calf of left and spread to the right but to a lesser degree so he did the left. Anyhow the foot warmed up a lot like hot but the pain was so bad and like my foot got run over and the same pain but began increasing through the later day into night. I still felt the inner ankle pain too. It felt more swollen as well. The right even feels worse today but still not like the left. It seems calmer then yesterday and last night though I would consider today horrible leg day but in comparison to the last hours which was horrid. So now my choices with this doctor is temp scs or differential blockades which I am not that familiar with. Or to not do anything except meds for awhile or look into ketamine with another doc maybe. I have an apt next Thurs for actually a block which is a big no since this was bad but he said if this did not help it could be the apt to talk about next steps though I may call today because my pain actually increased. I am not happy obviously as this has been 2 years and more pain is not acceptable. I also have peripheral neuropathy and really though I have seen almost every specialty and diagnostic test I feel something else too so I am wondering if these treatments are not right and am fearful to do a temp scs with these less invasive increasing pain. I am sorry I am all over just don't know what to do. The way I was living was not good doing less invasive but this yesterday was worse so I don't know. Thanks for listening and any thoughts