Thursday, August 26, 2010

cervical blocks and pain clinic

so, I have been seeing a pain clinic. They took me off of dilaudid , fentanyl, and stadol. They were all my rescue drugs. I was given 5 mg. oxi's. laughable. I have been in so much pain. I first met with them on June 7. The first suggestion was to use a tens unit. I have been doing that on a daily baisis. The first cervical nerve block was done on July 21 on the left side. It didn't start working for a couple of days. Once it started working, it worked for 5 days and then just stopped altogether. I had another block on August 4 and saw the dr on Aug 5th. The block worked wuite a bit longer. It is still working off and on now. When I saw the dr, she put me on nucynta and changed the mg of oxy to 10 mg. still not hitting the pain.

It is amazing that I never realized how far down my back the pain went until the nerve block started to work. The blocks are helping my neck, but not necessarily my headaches. I want to get to the bottom of this-it is driving me crazy!!!

I have started on supplements daily. It is not that I think it is the perfect combination. I am taking glucosamine, vit e 400 i.u., and quin B strong B-25. These are what I am starting with. Hopefully, I will feel some success.