Nerve block

[trkdoc714]

Gil,

I had another round of selective nerve blocks yesterday. The PM injected L2/3, L4/5 on the right and L5/S1 bilaterally.

I usually handle these pretty well but he ordered an injection of Demerol for pain after he finished.

He finally uttered his approval of ADR being the best course for me. I think his clinic normally forbids him from mentioning any procedure they don't do.
He was going to get his insurance clerk to give me advice on getting precertified with Aetna to go to Germany for a Maverick.

He added that he'd be happy to remain as my PM afterward. He's a great doc. He's 5' 0" and weighs about 99 lbs. At the beginning of the first epidural with him, while I was lying face down on the table with my shorts pulled down, he told me I was going to feel a little prick. I couldn't help laughing when he said that. Needless to say, we both hit nerves that day.

Hopefully the pain level will come down today since I have to work.

How has your pain level done since your series of injections?

Bob