Re: calcium channel blocker for SOD?

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Suzi,

glad to be of help. I am having either my 6th or 7th celiac plexus block on

Monday. I've lost count!

I had an appt with my rheumatologist today. She read the letter from Mayo and

we talked about my 'not so great' experience there. In the letter they said

that they felt a lot of my pain was from SOD but they couldn't prove it because

they were unable to the manometry test because of my gastric bypass. (because

my intestines are now routed differently, the scopes are not made long enough to

reach my pancreas or even get into my bile duct. They said it could be done

surgically by using a PEG and then going in that way and doing the test. They

did say that I might benefit from being put on a calcium channel blocker as that

has been successful with some people in helping with the pain of SOD. She gave

me a prescription for a low dose of cardizem. I was so aggravated with the trip

to Mayo that I really have never bothered to closely read a lot of the paperwork

they mailed me after the trip, so I didn't remember reading anything about the

calcium channel blocker. I'm just wondering if anyone else has ever heard of

using a calcium channel blocker for SOD and if so, was it successful?

W