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Originally Posted by pavulon
You had an interscalene brachial plexus block (placed on the side of your neck as the nerves exit your spine). Your shoulder is proximal to the rest of your arm so the nerves feeding it are too. Blocking the conduction of signals takes out transmission (sensation and movement to varying degrees) of everything distal to that block.
If it were your hand needing surgery, a more distal block could spare the rest of your arm as it did his foot with what was most likely a block placed in his foot or ankle but possibly a little higher on his leg.
The advantages of blocks are numerous but not without risks or disadvantages.
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Yeah, what he said.
I hate it when my arm falls asleep during the day, 'cause I know it's gonna be up all night.
Woudn't it be nice if we could take off our arms and hang them up while we're laying down so they wouldn't fall asleep?
Just take one off and hang it up, then grab the other one ..... no I guess that wouldn't work.