[jaycee]

My weekend has been fine so far. I just try to deal with this pain and do a few things. I have talked to so many who have epidurals with no good results. You had one, how long did you get relief from yours? I guess its according to what the problem is maybe! I go back to the neurosurgeon Tuesday and he’s going to want to know the results and I dread to let him down. These are good and very considerate doctors and really want to help their patients!

[ConorMacNessa]

Mine were not particularly effective. I got a couple of weeks relief from the first one - increased dose on the second but still only short-term relief. Went for a third and the Dr. was unable to administer it due to my shortness of breath - I began hyperventilating on the table and he called it off. Still waiting to hear from the gurus at Hopkins for an appointment with their Pulmonology service. Just picking them up and putting them down in the interim.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[GailA]

My first cervical nerve block lasted 3 months, the other never worked at all. The 2 lumbar were failures and made the pain worse. Just all the side effects from the cortisone to deal with on top of the pain. If you have bone spurs, blocks are not going to help much. And they don’t want to remove them.