Yesterday I had a Stellate Ganglion Block. An injection of anaesthetic into a bunch of nerves near my spine. They are part of the sympathetic nervous system so it calms down my hyper vigilance and fight/flight response that were out of control due to PTSD. It worked! I feel much calmer since having it. As I had a mild general anaesthesia for the procedure late yesterday I can’t drive today so I’m at my parents so they can take me to therapy.

Tonight I’m going over my ex-husbands place. We are sort of back together. It will be nice catching up with him while I’m less jumpy and calmer. It is 8 am here and I feel like I have more energy than usual so I’m hopeful that the injection has calmed down my chronic fatigue syndrome as it is thought to be nervous system based. Unfortunately, my chronic pain only disappeared for a few hours after the procedure. I was hoping for longer relief. I see the specialist who performed the procedure in two weeks. I may need to have it done again depending on how I am then. It’s so wonderful to be calm.