So, I have been dealing with issues with pain in my right shoulder and pain and numbness in my right arm and hand. MRI of the nerves in the right brachial plexus shows stress on the nerves going through to my right arm.
So the doctor wants to do a scalene block and just got it approved by Worker’s Comp. But my research on this subject leaves me a little mystified as to the exact procedure which is going on here (I love Googling all my medical stuff and I usually understand about half what they say).
So any dopers know what this is all about? Not looking for medical advice as I already have my doctor who is going to roll ahead with this. Just like to know what I am getting into.
here’s a link to a patient education page on interscalene blocks:
they’ve generally been used mainly for surgical anesthesia, but recently have been applied more to patients with chronic pain due to nerve dysfunction in the C3-7 region.
I’ve referred one patient for the procedure, but they decided against if after hearing the risks it posed for their rather unique situation (transplant patient.)
Thanks for the link. That seems pretty clear. So how is this a treatment for nerve dysfunction which is causing chronic pain? I definitely have the chronic pain part and the nerves are “stressed” per the doctor.
And I thought, from the name in the thread title, that it was going to be some kind of quackery, along the lines of those ‘toxics’ removers. Perhaps the name reminded me of ‘scalar weapons’.
That makes sense. I certainly hope it helps as it drives me fuggin’ nuts having this constant pain for seemingly no reason (I get that there is a reason, but as nothing is visible or anything, it seems like no reason).
