Fauled Pudendal Block

[Alfredo]

During a CT guided nerve Block the nerve on the left side was spiked and i felt a strong electrical pain weich led me
react and move against the needle. Thais happens 5 month ago
and since then the pain was stronger and I can not sit on my
special cushions as I was able before the infiltration.
Anyone having had the same experience?

I have the feeling the nerve on left side could be damaged.

Regards Alfredo

[Andrew1985]

Sorry to respond to this so late, as I'm just seeing it. Did your pain from the pudendal block ever get better? It can be extra discouraging when a procedure that's meant to help ends up making things worse for a bit. I'm looking at getting a pudendal nerve block done, but I hesitate when I read stories like yours. I would be less worried if I knew that the increased pain eventually abated.

I genuinely hope you're feeling some relief.

[April]

Hi Andrew and Alfredo,

Although blocks (with both a numbing agent and a steroid) do seem to very often give people flares (they did me), I don't think long-term problems are common at all. In fact, I can't remember reading about that on here. I think my block-related flares usually lasted a few days. If it will just be diagnostic block, Andrew, you could ask them to skip the steroid. I've often wondered if that would reduce the likelihood of a flare.

April

[Violet M]

I have known of several people who got worse long-term from nerve blocks but like April said it’s not common. I see nerve blocks as useful for diagnostic purposes but I don’t know of many people who had long term relief from them.