Re: Pain Meds/Thx Belinda>Aletta

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Aletta,

Sorry I have never heard of ablation. I will try to look it up as

soon as I can. I do not have any experience with that.

God bless,

Belinda

> > & Belinda,

> >

> >The epidural injection has been used for a long time to relieve

pain. Only

> >one injection is given if the " nerve block " is needed for a couple

hours.

> >This is how surgery is done when a general anesthetic can not be

used. The

> >three injections are given to give if at least a couple months

relief of

> >pain is needed.

> >

> >The principal behind this treatments are simple. The nerves they

are

> >aiming at are those which carry a signal to the spinal chord an on

to the

> >brain, that there is pain in a certain part of the body, back to

the

> >spinal chord and with out the " nerve block " we feel the pain.

> >

> >Theoretically, this could be used on any nerve coming from the

spinal

> >column. The bad news is, if the doctor is not knowledgeable enough

about

> >the specific location of each nerve root emerging from the spinal

column.

> >Injecting the wrong nerve could cause paralyses or even

respiratory arrest

> >(These are very rare events}.

> >

> >This whole procedure results in the patient not feeling the pain,

even

> >though it's still there.

> >

> >A great benefit of using a spinal block to " relieve " pain is that

it works

> >at the site where it is injected, and does not circulate through

the rest

> >of the body as do pain reliving IVs or oral pain relievers like

morphine do.

> >

> >By the way, the block used by the OBGYN doctors to relive the pain

of

> >labor is called a " Saddle Block " , because it cuts off the senses

in the

> >area of the body which would touch a saddle when one is riding a

horse. It

> >makes the later part of labor pain free. Since I am a man, I can

not talk

> >with authority about the latter use, even though I was present at

the

> >births of both our children. :> )

> >

> >Sorry for the long message!

> >

> >God Bless,

> >Judy & Jim Stark

> >

> > Pain Meds/Thx Belinda

> >

> >Yes, Belinda, you are right--the shots are referred to as

epidurals; I had

> >forgotten. I am glad to know that someone w/MSA has found relief

from

> >them. That means there is some hope for my mother before the last

resort

> >of morphine. I am not sure what it was you thought you shouldn't

tell me,

> >but if your neurologist recommends that you go to a pain

management

> >specialist, then by all means, go to one! Thanks for the info.

> >~

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