I hope you get an answer to your question from the doctor. It makes no sense to me why you would have to undergo blocks that are not working for you.

My PM doc told me blocks would do me no good as my treatment was delayed 15 months(time lapse to dx of RSD/CRPS) because of WC negligence in getting me to a PM doctor.

Hang in there and please share the answer to this question the next time you see your doctor in the future.

Just for you

Great flower, thanks.

Thanks to all who responded.

These blocks happened back in '04 and I didn't understand the point. I went over the doctor's notes and it was more clear. Somehow he got the idea that they were helping so he continued them. They all were scheduled in advance actually as a series and unbeknownst to me he was varying the medication somewhat. Perhaps this was an attempt to tweek the process but we never spoke about it.

I should have looked at the notes first.

This was back when things were most stressful for me and the stress and pain fed off each other. I wasn't even on any pain medication at the time and felt like I was stuck in a trap.

I still experience stress but its origin is more obviously internal now so it can more easily be worked through. Thank goodness for the medications. While the doc who gave me the blocks will never get my thumbs up at least he did get me on tizanidine.

I had 3 blocks in which he openly admited that he missed on the first,,after running 2 more,,he stoped and tryed me on alot of different meds that didnt seem to help either except xanax[,that is the 1st scrip for xanax he has wrote for me]for thr flares late in the evening about 4-6 pm,,,,,i saw him 2day and asked him if he would consider running another series of blocks in case in still in that window of remission,,he said no,,i think he really is getting annoyed with my case,,i guess god is giving me my answer,,,,,,,,,im going to continue to pray and seek other dr;s,,i;d love to run into one who knew what he was doing and had empathy,,,,,,,,,,,,,