Celiac Plexus Block quit working

June 25, 2004

Hi All. Well, I had a wonderful 3 weeks, I was feeling so good, so

much energy, and getting things finished in our basement. I had an

attack that hit me out of nowhere, within 3 hours I was in the

hospital. Seriously hit a 10 rather quickly! My Doctor decided to

try Dilaudid this time (I am allergic to a lot of pain meds). They

finally got the Dilaudid started, but the IV wasn't flowing right,

so after 15 minutes and still no pain relief and X-ray tech waiting

to take me to X-ray, my husband got a nurse and told her my IV

wasn't working/dripping right. She agreed and flushed the line with

saline. The meds hit me hard just as I was getting into the

wheelchair...I don't remember anything after that. I coded in the X-

Ray room. When I came too, there were 25 people in there with a

crash cart and doing compression on my chest and a tube down my

throat. I had no idea where I was, what had happened...nothing. I

just felt really ill. My husband was allowed to come back in after

I was breathing okay...he was white as a ghost. After they got me

stable, I was taken up to ICU for the night to be observed. I got 2

doses of Narcan before I came around. They suspect that when the

nurse flushed the line, it was like getting a bolus of pain meds,

and I couldn't tolerate it. I don't remember anything, other than I

felt really sick coming to, because I was back in pain (the narcan

canceled the dilaudid) and I was very sick to my stomach. Scarey!!!

I was transfered to the onocology unit the next afternoon and stayed

for 2 more days, I probably came home too early, but I was so tired

of sitting there, I knew I would feel better at home. So here I am,

thankful to be at home. So disappointed that the celiac plexus

block quit working...I was hoping for at least 3 months. I am

guessing I will be dealing with the regular pain everyday again,

that is what gets me down the most. I am glad that I have you all

to read up on and share with. Mark, I hope you get to feeling

better. And , I am glad you ask those questions, because more

than once I have wondered about those things myself. Thanks for

letting me share my scarey experience. My husband cried like a baby

when they got me wheeled into ICU. It scared him to death. I think

it would have scared me more if I actually knew what was going on

and remembered any of it. I hope you all have pain free days!

Suzi

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