Lidocaine Infusion - To Do or Not To Do ???

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Howdy Crew,

New question for you. I recently went to a Pain Clinic here in town and to add

to a regiment of pain meds the doctor suggested a " Lidocaine Infusion "

treatment. This would involve an IV Push every 2 week, in the hospital, each

appt., would be 2hrs, and take approximately 14 weeks. The suggestion did not

come from my primary physician but a doctor in the pain clinic. This is only the

2nd time I have seen him but he has a strong grasp of my history [because I

clearly conveyed that].

am not sure why but he and his team were EXTREMELY eager to sign me up??

Naturally, I hesitated because I wanted to 1] run it past my primary physician,

2] do my own research, and 3] check in with my fellow CMT'ers. My quick

research on Lidocaine shows that

it's a simple drug that is typically used for temporary relief at dentist

appointments??? I found very little on this in the area of infusion, CMT, and\or

neuropathy pain???

All of that said.....is there anyone out there who has practical experience or

knowledge of Lidocaine and how it may relate

to us CMT'ers.

Thanks in advance for your wisdom

Rashid