Re: Cheryl
From: Cheryl Cole (ccryder752@aol.com)
Sat Nov 3 05:10:56 2001
At Fri, 2 Nov 2001, cathy:- wrote:
>
>I found this link with a description of a caudal block:
>http://www.ohiopainservices.com/html/ther-pro.html
>
>CAUDAL BLOCK
>
>The caudal block is another type of epidural block which goes through
>the caudal canal. The patient is placed in the prone position and we
>put 1-2 pillows under his/her pelvis to elevate the sacrum. Then the
>anesthesiologist numbs the skin with a 30 gauge needle. The nerve block
>needle is inserted into the caudal canal. Then we inject a local
>anesthetic mixed with the corticosteroid Depo Medrol. Trained nurses
>will monitor blood pressure and O2 saturation.
>
>The purpose of blocks is to bathe nerve root area with corticosteroid to
>decrease swelling.
>
>It's basically a variation of an epidural.
>
>cathy :-)
>
>--
>cathy :-)
>
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Thanks for the info Cathy. He hasn't mentioned it again so I guess I
don't need to worry about it. I thought it was something like that.
I sure don't see how that would help adhesion pain and even if it did
you would have to keep repeating it. Ugh!