It took 2 years for me because I didn't have health ins. I have been going
through a NIGHTMARE since I had the procedure. For 4 weeks I have had the
absolute worst pain. I have been to urgent Care, Blood Tests, Xrays, ultra
sound, urine tests, have been in for IV care saline, nausea meds and
Dilaudid. I curl into a ball and just sob from pain. Saw family doc he
increased my pain meds. Went to ER had more tetsts, IV therapy, morpheine,
dilauded finally after 6 hours my pain level went to a 7 and they sent me
home. The Dr. that did the procedure has said that the block has never
caused problems like this for any patients. He also did 2 biopsies. The one
on the right where tissue was red and inflammed makes me wonder if it was
adhesions that were possibly disturbed? If I have pancreatitis that just
doesn't show up on tests? Right before the procedure the Dr. said it
probably wouldn't work since most of my adhesions are on my left and the
block is done on the right, but since I had never been scoped it was a good
idea. I have CT scans scheduled for this Thurs. With all of my tests coming
up normal it does make me wonder about adhesions. The Dr. that did the Block
had already dismissed me saying the other 2 blocks would not help me and to
go back to my previous Dr's. I know that everyone is different and reacts
differently to procedures. I wouldn't want to keep someone from having a
procedure that may help them. Personally I would NEVER do this again. I know
my next option will either be a pain pump, or surgery. Financially surgery
is not an option. Thanks for asking, and for caring about me and how it all
went. I just pray every day that the pain will be gone, but it continues to
rear its ugly head. Bless you all. Cheryl
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:21:19 -0600
> From: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
> To: adhesions@mail.obgyn.net
> Subject: Celiac Plexus Block
>
> From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
Of
> Teresa Franklin
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 4:08 AM
> To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org
> Subject: Re: Celiac Plexus Block
>
> hi my name is teresa and i read your email about the plexus block and i
> guess by now u have had the block. hope u are doing fine . if u are
feeling
> ok i would like to know how it is going and a little more information
about
> this . please email me back teresa
>
> --- On Sat, 1/16/10, IAS Admin (Tracy) <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org> wrote:
>
> From: IAS Admin (Tracy) <tracy.joslin@adhesions.org>
> Subject: Celiac Plexus Block
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net>
> Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 11:50 AM
> Sender: kkajark@aol.com (Kim)
> Subject: Re: Celiac Plexus Block
>
> Good luck with your procedure. I am very afraid of doing this but my
> pain doc keeps telling me I should do it. Why did it take 2 years to
> have it done? How do they know where to put the block? Please post how
> it goes as I am interested. Thanks Kim
>
> At Thu, 14 Jan 2010, IAS Admin wrote:
> >
> >From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf
Of
> >HERB F DIXON
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:13 AM
> >To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org
> >Subject: Celiac Plexus Block
> >
> > Well tomorrow is the day I have been waiting for, for about 2 years. I
am
> >going in for my Celiac Plexus Block. I am a bit apprehensive about it
all,
> >but thank God that I am not having an abdominal surgery. I don't remember
> if
> >I explained the process. It is the same procedure that is used on
> Pancreatic
> >Cancer patients. The Doctor does an esophegial ultra sound using a
special
> >ultra sound wand with a camera in it to find the exact area where the
block
> >will be put, then a needle is in the ultra sound wand? itself. They put
in
> >an alcohol based solution with a steroid. My Gastro says it may lower my
> >pain level, then it will start to raise again. That is when you get
another
> >pain block. You go in for a series of 3. It can last up to six months. It
> >just lowers the pain level. Basically masks the pain like the pain meds
do,
> >but much more intense.
> >
> >I would love to have the adhesions taken care of, but... that's another
> >story. I have had my pain intensify the past few weeks, and have noticed
a
> >knot right in the area where I had an incision for adhesion surgery. You
> can
>