I had a similar experience when receiving injections of bupivacaine (a long acting anesthetic). Turns out, after a few months of having increased pain after injections, that one of the docs found a study where people were intolerant to bupivacaine. Instead of having the injection area go numb post injection (which is what it is suppose to do) the pain gets worse. Once we figured this out, they tried injecting me with straight lidocaine, which did succeed in making the area numb, and thus confirming the idea that it was the bupivacaine that was the problem, not the injections. The downside is that lidocaine only lasts a short time so its not a real solution. But I would try everything you can before surgery (acupuncture, pain killers, hypnosis, reiki, etc.) I ended up needing surgery and let me tell you, its not easy. The surgery itself isn't that major, but the recovery is long and hard! Its been 9 months and I am still not fully recovered!
Posted By Dorothy on October 19, 2009 at 04:37:40:
In Reply to: Re: Broken / Painful Xiphoid Process
posted by Irena on June 30, 2009 at 23:24:16:
