Hi Imn4881,

 I can tell you about my experiance with epidurals. I have upper body RSD and the Upper eppidurals help me an unmeasurable amount, I have only had two in the last year because that was all I needed. My last one was Jan 2 this year and I am feeling like its time. The upper eppidurals that I get are completely painless because they put me to sleep for a few minutes and when I wake up I feel fine with no pain, for me the first couple of days I feel a little like a slight upset stomach but it is very slight....then I feel like a new man....I am going to get another right after the 4th of July...thats 6 months! An eppidural is a kind of a nerve block so I am not sure what you meant by a nerve block...what kind? I have had several Ganglion Stellate Blocks and they all worked good and were done right in the Drs office,but I dont recomend getting those with out being x ray guided, thats the only way my new Dr will do them and his are better and longer lasting....I think its because he dosent miss like the Dr that did them in his office. I found out later that getting those kind of blocks in the Drs office is very reckless of the DR.

 So, dont worry, its a piece of cake that should help a lot if you get the results I get!

Franklin