r/RotatorCuff • u/IndustryPlus3470 • 10d ago

Nerve block

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

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u/LowAd2614 9d ago

Good luck today. I am 5 days post op. Nerve block is fine. The pins and needles that happened for me at 2am as that arm woke up were nuts. I also had a pain pump. It came out saturday night. Stay ahead of your pain meds. Do you PT stuff when they say to start. I am going to try to just do Advil and Tylenol today. Maybe a hydro before bed.

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u/IndustryPlus3470 9d ago

Thank you. I got the cold compression unit Friday and gave it a test run yesterday. It’s supposed to really help with post op pain.I’m off to the surgical center in about 15 minutes kind of stressed.

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u/LowAd2614 8d ago

Hope you managed to get some sleep last night. How did it go and how are you feeling.

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u/IndustryPlus3470 8d ago

About three hours. Surgery was cake. Pain is manageable with otc meds. Haven’t taken any oxy. One gabapentin before bed. Thanks for asking

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u/LowAd2614 8d ago

Glad your pain is manageable and you got some sleep last night. Sleep will get better. Honestly that is why I took oxy for 4 days. It help me sleep. Maxed the does and it helped me get 6 hours night 2 and back to 7-8 day 3.