Re: Lumbar sympathetic Neve Block

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This is all new to me, next Wednesday I am having my first on any tips or suggestions=============================================

YUP!!! sure do!

1. wear sweatpants! and a loose shirt. That way, your pants won't rub too much across the back, because that is exactly where the incisions will be at, right at the waistline.

2. Make sure that it is done with a fluroscopy. (not spelled right..) But, that is with a little tiny camera, so that the doctor can watch exactly what he is doing, instead of "guessing" if he hit the right nerve or not.

3. After they do the block, the Nurses in Recovery are totally brain dead. they will ask you if you want an ice pack for your lower back. Tell them NO! But, if they ask you if you would like something to drink, tell them yes! All you are allowed is clear liquids, like 7UP or water, but, you can sit up sooner and get out of there sooner due to it helping the fog go away quicker.

4. If you HEAR ANYTHING during the block, DO NOT TRY TO MOVE!!!! Very dangerous....trust me! They let off the "laughing gas" during one of my blocks, and I heard exactly what the doctor said right at the beginning, when he started to cut and thread the camera...and I jerked my head up, which in turn moved the skin and muscles in my lower back. Well, that right there is when the RSD moved into my lower back. I learned FAST and Painfully.

5. Go straight home afterwords...go straight to bed and do not do ANYTHING that requires you to lift more than a fork, knife or a glass. Don't move any more than you HAVE to....

Do this for the rest of that day, plus the next day. The Specialist I have now told me when I had my upper block, that the less I do the following day also helps the incisions heal better, by not allowing those muscles to stretch at all.

Considering I had 6 LSB's in Chicago, an 8 hour drive away, I felt worse after getting home after that drive than I did riding in the car to get there!

I'm scheduled for another try at the LSB's starting on Feb. 25th....to see if they'll work any better when only being 45 minutes from home instead. I'm also supposed to be getting more upper blocks too, but I don't know when the next one will be scheduled.

If this new Doc that I have gives me any more tricks/hints that helps...I'll post them so that everyone can see them.

Tonia

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Tonia, thank you for taking the time to give me such great advice. I have read about ice being bad, when the pain first started my first doctor sent me to a PT which would sometimes give me ice massages, I would feel worse after each treatment well now I know why!!

Once again thank you,

Tonia wrote:

-------Original Message-------

This is all new to me, next Wednesday I am having my first on any tips or suggestions=============================================

YUP!!! sure do!

1. wear sweatpants! and a loose shirt. That way, your pants won't rub too much across the back, because that is exactly where the incisions will be at, right at the waistline.

2. Make sure that it is done with a fluroscopy. (not spelled right..) But, that is with a little tiny camera, so that the doctor can watch exactly what he is doing, instead of "guessing" if he hit the right nerve or not.

3. After they do the block, the Nurses in Recovery are totally brain dead. they will ask you if you want an ice pack for your lower back. Tell them NO! But, if they ask you if you would like something to drink, tell them yes! All you are allowed is clear liquids, like 7UP or water, but, you can sit up sooner and get out of there sooner due to it helping the fog go away quicker.

4. If you HEAR ANYTHING during the block, DO NOT TRY TO MOVE!!!! Very dangerous....trust me! They let off the "laughing gas" during one of my blocks, and I heard exactly what the doctor said right at the beginning, when he started to cut and thread the camera...and I jerked my head up, which in turn moved the skin and muscles in my lower back. Well, that right there is when the RSD moved into my lower back. I learned FAST and Painfully.

5. Go straight home afterwords...go straight to bed and do not do ANYTHING that requires you to lift more than a fork, knife or a glass. Don't move any more than you HAVE to....

Do this for the rest of that day, plus the next day. The Specialist I have now told me when I had my upper block, that the less I do the following day also helps the incisions heal better, by not allowing those muscles to stretch at all.

Considering I had 6 LSB's in Chicago, an 8 hour drive away, I felt worse after getting home after that drive than I did riding in the car to get there!

I'm scheduled for another try at the LSB's starting on Feb. 25th....to see if they'll work any better when only being 45 minutes from home instead. I'm also supposed to be getting more upper blocks too, but I don't know when the next one will be scheduled.

If this new Doc that I have gives me any more tricks/hints that helps...I'll post them so that everyone can see them.

Tonia

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Wished i could help. The only thing i have had done is the nerve block shots that do not work for me. Please let me know what you find out.schloss76 wrote:

This is all new to me, next Wednesday I am having my first on any tips or suggestions