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For celiac plexus neurolysis,i felt the alcohol being injected despite lidocaine. it increased my typical abd pain but all resolved in hours. normal?

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

Specializes in Trauma Surgery

Yes: Not only normal but the sign they injected the right location. The alcohol killed the nerve and the increased pain was due to a dying nerve and then when it was dead the pain went away

Answered 11/25/2018

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