LongLiveBevo
250+ Posts
I hurt my arm and neck in several incidents in the past couple of years. Let's just say that March 21 is not my lucky day. In 2005 I had a minor fender bender but my neck got screwed up a little. In 2007 I had a more serious fender bender that really screwed up my arm. In 2008 I tripped backward and caught myself on that arm. All on the same damn day every year.
Functionally, I can't raise my arm above my head, I can't write or type or mouse easily, I've lost some of my grip so I can't pick some stuff up, and I can't turn my head easily. You wouldn't notice any of that from a casual encounter with me fortunately. And of course I have good days and bad days. It's my right arm but I'm fairly ambidextrous and I've been working on my handwriting with children's writing pads.
I've been seeking treatment since the wreck last year and have been through chiropractic and massage therapy, a DO, 2 ortho's, a neurologist, and have now been referred to a chronic pain specialist. Along the way I've had 2 MRI's, 3 sets of x-rays, and a nerve conduction study on my arms. The pain spec believes the problem with my arm is actually in my neck and she's doing this procedure to me next Friday. Cervical medial channel blockIt's supposed to block the pain receptors so it doesn't hurt anymore. It will not, however, actually fix my problems. But I've learned to function differently already so I'll be happy to at least not hurt anymore.
So my questions are about the procedure itself, what I should expect in terms of pain etc. As far as injections go, I have experience with insulin shots, antibiotic shots, flu shots, and a hip aspiration. They increase in pain in that order with a huge leap to the aspiration. Where does this thing fall in that order and to what degree?
Functionally, I can't raise my arm above my head, I can't write or type or mouse easily, I've lost some of my grip so I can't pick some stuff up, and I can't turn my head easily. You wouldn't notice any of that from a casual encounter with me fortunately. And of course I have good days and bad days. It's my right arm but I'm fairly ambidextrous and I've been working on my handwriting with children's writing pads.
I've been seeking treatment since the wreck last year and have been through chiropractic and massage therapy, a DO, 2 ortho's, a neurologist, and have now been referred to a chronic pain specialist. Along the way I've had 2 MRI's, 3 sets of x-rays, and a nerve conduction study on my arms. The pain spec believes the problem with my arm is actually in my neck and she's doing this procedure to me next Friday. Cervical medial channel blockIt's supposed to block the pain receptors so it doesn't hurt anymore. It will not, however, actually fix my problems. But I've learned to function differently already so I'll be happy to at least not hurt anymore.
So my questions are about the procedure itself, what I should expect in terms of pain etc. As far as injections go, I have experience with insulin shots, antibiotic shots, flu shots, and a hip aspiration. They increase in pain in that order with a huge leap to the aspiration. Where does this thing fall in that order and to what degree?
