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Nerve BlockFrom: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun Dec 30 22:44:45 2007
I just had a very interesting experience last week and I thought I should share it. I've posted here on and off for the last couple years. A brief description of my situation-- I've had constant abdominal pains for about two years. I've seen over a dozen doctors in various fields. About 6 months ago I was finally diagnosed with endometriosis and Interstitial cystitis. I was put on lupron and it hasn’t helped. I’m in the Navy in the process of being kicked out for obviously medical. I’m taking about 15 different medications on a regular basis included opioid pain meds. I’ve had surgery twice and gone through many things trying to alleviate my pain all to no avail. I’m seeing several different doctors right now including my gyn, an anesthesiologist that specializes in pain management and a psychiatrist for depression because of my pain. I’ve recently come to the conclusion that there isn’t a solution to my pain but am willing to do just about anything to alleviate it Anyways back to my story I had a very interesting medical experience. The plan was for the doctor to stick a needle deep into my belly and inject a local anesthetic and some steroidal med plus a little epinephrine into a nerve bundle. By numbing the nerves our hopes were to alleviate some of my pain. That was the plan… I went in and my pain management doctor did the injection. At first it didn’t seem like it did anything there was a little numbing when he touched my abdomen but the pain was the same. As I walked out my leg felt a little wobbly but I felt okay so I went upstairs for my chronic pain group. About a half hour later I went to get up and I felt back down. That’s right my entire left leg went completely numb and I could walk. Apparently some of the anasttic leaked into a different bundle. The doctor had to come get me with a wheel chair and I got to sit in observation until a friend could bring my husband to come get me. My leg was completely useless for the rest of the day and I had trouble with stairs for the rest of the week. It terrified me at first but after the initial shock I was pretty okay. Overall it was an enlightening experience with no pain relief at all. I was just thinking how odd it is and only other people in intense pain would understand. The things we will go through for a little bit of relief. -Angie
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