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256marygrace
256marygrace Member Posts: 5
in Colorectal Cancer #1

Has anyone ever had a pain block to help with pain from colon cancer with mets to liver and abdominal lining?

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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness Member Posts: 3,624 Member
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    Hi there

    I think maybe, because no one has answered it means we have not, not that anyone is ignoring the post. Have you had it done, or has a doctor recommended this for you?  If so, please let us know what it involves and why they suggested it.

    Winter Marie

  • Unknown
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    Peritoneal nerve block

    I'm curious about this too.  Since my colon cancer met to the liver recently metastisized to the peritoneum and omental fat and a pancreatic lymph node I have been experiencing a near constant nagging discomfort across my upper abdomen.  It feels like I have overeaten all the time and is sometimes a little painful.  The only releif comes in the morning when I wake up after lying down all night.  It returns as soon as I get up and start moving around.

    I have seen and helped the anesthesiologists establish nerve blocks many times in the OR, but they are always temporary. By using ultrasound they manually guide a very small needle and catheter through the skin to inject an anesthetic drug into and around the nerve they want to block. Some of the drugs last longer than others, but are still temporary.  I'll be back to work on Saturday and I'll ask one of our docs what type of procedure could be used for long term pain management.  Be mindful that the answer I get may not be the same answer you get from your doc. There are many different procedures and methodologies of pain management; and each doc has their own preferences. 

    Dan

  • annalexandria
    annalexandria Member Posts: 2,571 Member
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    I'm sorry we didn't respond to this sooner...

    I have heard of this being done, although I don't know anyone personally who has had one.  I think anything that helps to manage pain, esp without the mental/digestive side effects of opiates, is a good thing.

    Hugs~AA

  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
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    Would be interested...

    A nerve blocker of of some kind would be beneficial for some of us.  I'm in pain to some degree all the time....even with increasing medication.  But, it's a 24-hour a day battle and hard to stay on top of all the time. 

    I've only heard of an epidural for nerve block....but that was when I first had it in the lungs....I declined, because they said it was risky due to tumor proximity to my spine.

    Cancer does physically hurt...and it would be great to have a nice delivery system like that one.

     

  • 256marygrace
    256marygrace Member Posts: 5
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    Sundanceh said:

    Would be interested...

    A nerve blocker of of some kind would be beneficial for some of us.  I'm in pain to some degree all the time....even with increasing medication.  But, it's a 24-hour a day battle and hard to stay on top of all the time. 

    I've only heard of an epidural for nerve block....but that was when I first had it in the lungs....I declined, because they said it was risky due to tumor proximity to my spine.

    Cancer does physically hurt...and it would be great to have a nice delivery system like that one.

     

    My father in law had this

    My father in law had this done on Thursday. He was pain free through Friday night. They injected a bit a medicine into the nerve that sends the pain signals to the brain. The medicine was only temporary. Drs told is up front that if it worked not sure how long it would work. Varies by person. He will have the same type of procedure done Monday with alcohol being injected to kill those nerves. This is supposed to be more permanent. Because the alcohol will actually damage the nerves. My father in law has been in the hospital for almost six weeks. His pain is the biggest battle. He was diagnosed early August stage 4 cc with mets to liver and peritineal carcinomatosis. We are praying that the pain block monday fixes his pain.

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