Posted by kerria on August 14, 2005, at 22:53:29 [reposted on August 15, 2005, at 20:34:56 | original URL]
In reply to Re: nerve block didn't work and damaged my nerves:( » kerria, posted by ed_uk on August 14, 2005, at 16:19:27
Thank you, Ed.
The numbness in my right leg happened at the same time the pain started coming back. The steroid that was injected took about four days to work and worked for my pain for only two days, then the pain started coming back.
i know that the pain management dr gave a lot more xylocaine than usual because another patient that had the same procedure after me was up and walking an hour afterwards and the numbness was still total- all the way down to my feet for more than two hours- especially in the right leg. The dr told me to lie sideways even- so that it would 'even out?'
i don't know why he used so much that my legs were so numb but i speculate that he used it instead of giving me the sedation because he thought we couldn't handle having the injection without it. i hope you're right about the nerves in my leg getting better. i hope that this numb feeling is temporary.Thanks for understanding, Ed and the comforting words. i'm a hiker and was going backpacking up until the time of the onst of this severe pain and it's so hard to have.
i need to get back on the trail and climb some mountains and see some more views soon or we'll go crazy.Thanks so much,
kerria
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