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I had a lumbar sympathetic block for my leg yesterday at my pain clinic. am i cured?
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Blocks: If you were in pain before the treatment and now the pain has subsided, hopefully it worked.
Answered 12/6/2012
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Maybe: Cure is a difficult thing to achieve. Your benefit may only be temporary, depending on the underlying diagnosis. But even if only helpful for 3-6 months, resolution of pain by that method me be better than the alternatives.
Answered 11/8/2012
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