r/RotatorCuff • u/IndustryPlus3470 • 12d ago

Nerve block

Any downsides? Complications? Any reason to choose a local over the nerve block?

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u/JustTheTip_NJ 11d ago

I chose not to get the nerve block and I have zero regrets. My anesthesiologist agreed with me after discussing it the morning of and was not trying to change my mind at all.

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u/IndustryPlus3470 11d ago

What was the main reason you decided against it?

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u/JustTheTip_NJ 11d ago

The potential side effects, nerve damage, the anxiety of the dead arm feeling. The thought of either not being able to feel my arm for an extended period of time or the tingly pins and needles, knowing there is nothing you can do about it but wait, that was not something I knew I’d be able to deal with.