Gulf Coast Pain Management
Pain and Procedure Info
Pre-Procedure Instructions
 

OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK

You have just received an occipital nerve block. This means that the physician has injected medication into a group of nerves at the base of the skull.

Initially, your pain may be increase until the medication has become fully effective. This may take up to one week. To help minimize your discomfort, please use your pain medications as prescribed. The use of ice for the first 24 hours (five minutes out of each hour) and moist heat after that may also help manage your discomfort. Please remember to exercise caution when using ice or moist heat as both may cause the area to become numb. Monitor your skin condition at regular intervals.

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If you have any questions whatsoever regarding this procedure,
please do not hesitate to ask Lynne Carr Columbus, D.O. / Hee (Dennis) S. Lee, M.D.