Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Hi All, My celiac plexus block is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday morning. I still have severe reservations as to the necessity of this procedure, which has only a 50% success rate. Since I started wearing the 25 mg. duragestic patch the last week in January I have not had any pain. Not even breakthrough pain. It has been astounding and I have much to be grateful for. If only this drastically severe weight loss problem wasn't casting such a shadow over everything I'd be dancing on air. Both my doctor and my husband have been pressuring me to have this procedure done, in an attempt to get off the narcotics for a while. And if I knew it would work, I'd go along happily, but I did hear one person say that it actually made their pain worse, so I have to admit to being scared that it would do that with me, too. I'm not quite clear how they plan to do it, since the doctor's nurse didn't mention any restrictions beforehand as to eating and drinking, so that eliminates using a CT-scan to place the needle injections. Can they accomplish this with an Ultrasound? I'm worried that I don't have any pain to guide them by. Everything I've read says that you have to be experiencing pain in order for them to get to the right point with the injection to find the pain source and then eliminate it. Since I don't have the pain, how can they tell where to go? I am so confused! If anyone has any experience with this, can tell me how long this has worked, if it has, or any stories to tell that might give me some backbone for this.....hahaha...don't I need that.....I'd appreciate hearing from you. With hope and prayers, Heidi Heidi H. Griffeth South Carolina Southeastern Representative PAI, Intl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Celiac Plexus Block >>>>My celiac plexus block is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday morning. I still have severe reservations as to the necessity of this procedure, which has only a 50% success rate. Since I started wearing the 25 mg. duragestic patch the last week in Heidi<<< Hi, I have had the procedure and they used a type of x-ray machine to place the needles. I don't remember how much pain I had at the time but it is not needed for the needle placement. They had me wait a short time and then asked if the pain was any better. It wasn't. That was it. I don't remember if I was on the patch at the time or not but I remember thinking about it (not having pain) as you are before the procedure. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Good luck with the procedure and glad to here you are not having pain with the duragesic patch. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Celiac Plexus Block >>>>My celiac plexus block is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday morning. I still have severe reservations as to the necessity of this procedure, which has only a 50% success rate. Since I started wearing the 25 mg. duragestic patch the last week in Heidi<<< Hi, I have had the procedure and they used a type of x-ray machine to place the needles. I don't remember how much pain I had at the time but it is not needed for the needle placement. They had me wait a short time and then asked if the pain was any better. It wasn't. That was it. I don't remember if I was on the patch at the time or not but I remember thinking about it (not having pain) as you are before the procedure. Sorry I can't be more helpful. Good luck with the procedure and glad to here you are not having pain with the duragesic patch. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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