Help Szandora receive SGB Treatment for PTSD

 

I am fundraising to receive SGB treatment for C-PTSD not covered by insurance. Please read...

 

Hey there,

 

Every year for my birthday I raise money to fund support for Domestic Violence victims, I work directly with victims and survivors of domestic violence because I know how it feels to truly be helpless with no hope. I do my best to help the client come to the decision that there is help for them out there. That this isn't the end. I do this work because I've been there and it makes me feel like I have a purpose.

 

For many years I was mentally and physically abused/tortured my my ex husband. I was lucky enough to have a friend witness the abuse, look at me and told me you need to leave, let's go. I ran down a spiral staircase to my freedom, leaving everything I owned behind, jobless and broken... But I never looked back. 

 

Unfortunately, this experience compounded with my childhood trauma caused a lovely case of C-PTSD. I now live with severe anxiety which has developed into a sleeping disorder, as well as severe bouts of agoraphobia. I have put years of my life (since I was 16) into behavioral therapy treatment and at this point it can only do so much. I do a good job of maintaining a good face to cover my triggers and anxiety but it is always there... And if there is any chance at all that this treatment may give me relief, I would do just about anything to make this happen. 

 

 After speaking with my therapist and close family and friends they suggested that I try to raise the money for a treatment called SGB to treat severe symptoms of C-PTSD. 

 

Which brings me to why I am asking for help....

 

I do have insurance, however the treatment is only cleared by the FDA for pain management, not yet for the treatment of PTSD. There's lots of science behind this new method, so many people who have received the procedure find relief with 30 mins... The treatment is $3,200 but I added a few hundred dollars to cover fees and travel as well, with covid happening I do not have the funds to pay for this out of pocket. I know a lot of you are in the same boat. 

 

Please read on...

 

Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) is proven to provide durable relief from symptoms of PTSD and may help in some anxiety states. During the SGB procedure, an injection of a long-acting local anesthetic, using ultrasound or fluoroscopic guidance, is made in the right side of the neck around the main nerve that controls the “fight or flight” response (the sympathetic nervous system). Multiple peer-reviewed medical studies show that a right-sided SGB results in significant long-term improvement in chronic anxiety symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The SGB takes less than 15 minutes to perform, and benefits are seen in as little as 30 minutes. Stellate ganglion block is a well-established procedure and used by specialists since 1940 to relieve pain. It is considered a low risk procedure. 

 

Anyone that knows me personally knows how much I am terrified of needles.... know I would not willingly sign up to get a shot in the base of my brain if I wasn't truly suffering. 

 

If you've made it this far, please consider donating to this/my cause. I know it's a lot of money but this could really give me a new outlook. To not wake up with anxiety everyday of my life is something I never thought was a possibility. 

 

I promise to document my whole experience so that other people can have a better understanding of how this treatment works in regards to PTSD related to trauma caused by emotional and physical abuse. Hopefully this process will help others seek help for PTSD and educate those who don't know about PTSD and how it affects their loved ones and everyday life. Please help me bring this issue to light and pull the band-aid off of this invisible wound. 

 

Thank you for reading this! 

 

With Grand Appreciation,

 

Szandora LaVey

 

Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.799.7233