Nerve blockers

[Ncr1980]

My ENT suggested seeing a pain specialist about nerve blockers. Has anyone tried this?

[Dirty Don]

Why do you need a block? I have tried it. It simply blocks the pain, but does nothing for improvement of damage. Unless it's debilitating, I'd look to therapy to improve the situation. If you have WG or similar, why would one want more drugs unless it's unbearable. Be careful in your choices of blockers too, some can knock one for a loop and others are simply numbing. Best to you.

[Ncr1980]

I still don't have a diagnosis, and I gave to wait another month to see a specialist at UCSF. I'm just looking for a way to manage until then.

[ozterry]

I was given Endep for pain management for sciatic nerve damage, works well.

[vdub]

I'm on Gabapentin. Seems to work real well. I've been on it and tramadol (or hydrocodone) for a very long time.

[Ncr1980]

Who perscribed them? Do I need to go to a pain specialist? I feel like I'm just going round in circles? I'm not sure I can stand this for a month until I see the specialist at UCSF.

[ozterry]

My GP prescribed mine, originally 25 mg evening only; but now I take 10 mg morning and 25 mg at night.

[vdub]

Pcp rx'ed them. I'm on 100mg/3xday and 100mg/3xday tramadol. I can swap hydrocone for tramadaol if bad day.

[Ncr1980]

I need to do something I can't stand the pain past 6pm everyday. I just don't know how to ask. Maybe I'll try going back to my pcp, or going to the pain specialist. I just know I can't do this everyday for a month until I see the next specialist.

[im so blessed]

Im so sorry your stuck in this phase of the unknown. I think i would be pushy about that appointment your waiting for. Call them and keep asking for a cancelation spot....if you have wg-and it sounds all to familiar-this desease is very unpredictable. jumps around alot for me. i have had severe joint pain...i think i just posted on another thread you started. Anyway i no ur probly gonna roll ur eyes because it SOUNDS like baby meds, but aleve is naproxen and u can get that in perscription strength thru ur doc. but if my pain is bad and im out or its the weekend ive already just bought aleve and taken 3 or 4 at a time. my doc is ok with that if its not long periods of time. its for the inflammation which is whats causing your joint pain. it might make you sick in the stomach...id eat something. i guess i shouldnt try and perscribe anything since im not a doc...but this makes the pain tolerable for me. dont give up ! there are answers. I hope you get them at this next app. is it a ruemotolagist ?

[Ncr1980]

Thanks I'll try it. I've tried increasing the dose age of Ibrouphfen to what they told me I could take last time I was in the ER, but that didn't really help.

Yes this my appointment is with a rheumatologist at the university hospital. I've already seen a local rheumatologist, but he didn't know how to help. This will be the 15th doctor I've seen so hopefully, i should get closer to a diagnosis.

[MaxD]

Ncr1980: I just replied to another thread you had posted, about ear pain and eye swelling. If you can see a vasculitis specialist, ideally at one of the top clinics, they will want to rule out inflammation in the nerve bundle that passes through the middle of the ear. I had horrible facial pain a year ago, before diagnosis - took short term prednisone that helpled with the pain. But after I was off the prednisone, developed Bell's palsy (facial paralysis) on the left side and later diagnosed with Wegner's GPA. Although officially diagnosed with limited GPA (no kidney involvement), the specialist felt that the my case was severe because the nerve might have been affected by the disease.