Two weeks have barely passed and the effects of the nerve block are wearing off. I’m having a pain flare accompanied by swollen feet and ankles, and a burn down both my legs. I also have pain in my right hip. I spent the day lying on my couch with my legs elevated by a stack of pillows because they hurt so much. I was able to escape the pain for a few hours here and there when I would doze off.
The mild relief I’ve felt over the past couple of weeks is leaving. I called the pain clinic earlier this evening and left a message for my pain specialist letting her know that things seem to be returning to my usual high pain levels. I asked for an appointment so I could go in for an assessment. I don’t know what else to do.
I apologize for the lack of music with this post.
My Small Surrenders 
The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work? 😦
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Thanks.
I’ll have to consider re-posting with the added musice 🙂
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🙂 I’m so sorry the nerve block didn’t work. Amazing at how the medical establishment thinks they have pain management so under control, but that’s the one thing they can’t seem to get right.
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Thank you.
Luckily the pain specialists did set my expectations that the nerve block might not work. At the very least they know how to proceed in the future.
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Very true. They never over-sold it. Kodos to them for that.
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I wouldn’t say that the nerve block didn’t work at all. I mean, you had a few weeks of a decrease in pain, even if it was only minor. When I had mine, I didn’t even get that.
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I didn’t say it didn’t work at all.
It just didn’t work for the duration that the doctors and I were keeping our fingers crossed for.
But you’re right I had about 2 good weeks that ended abruptly on Monday morning 🙂
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I wonder what the next step is going to be… I know you have few options at this point, but what do you want to do?
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My next step is the big surgery.
I’m waiting for my surgery date.
It will be at the end of the summer break (end of August to beginning of September).
I don’t think I’ve written about it yet but I have a new surgeon and his outlook is more optimistic
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You prompted me to write about he next steps. I had started a post then didn’t finish it: http://wp.me/p5JzjS-7J
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The next step just got booked 🙂
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I’ve tried nerve blocks with varying success. One block completely took the pain away–for two hours.
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Wow!
That’s crazy! You must have felt so let down
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That was a real bummer. I was initially encouraged because I didn’t have much success with a couple of previous ones.
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I had pretty bad tailbone pain for a few day after, but I just figured that’s the price you pay for the needle. But then things started to calm down and I was even getting uninterrupted sleep, which also helped me to feel less pain.
On Monday it all came crashing down with my referred burning leg pain and swelling in my feet, ankles and calves
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I’m really sorry to hear that. It’s nuts that there are so many people with chronic pain and there really aren’t very good options.
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I agree.
Although I feel blessed to have the support of a pain clinic where they are trying to help.
I’m learning from this online community that many people don’t have that or a doctor that believes they have such terrible pain. I can’t imagine how I would cope if my situation anywhere close to that
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