Hi, my Mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer Oct 2022.  She has had a round of chemotherapy which didn’t reduce the tumour and now it has spread behind her umbilical in her abdomen.  (Mum has decided to cease chemotherapy) Mum was admitted to hospital a few weeks ago with severe abdominal and back pain.  She is currently on 60mg of Oxconton and has 20mg oral Oxynorm when needed 100mg Paracetamol and 20mg injection when the latter doesn’t seem to touch the pain.  Mum has been advised to have the Plexus Block.  We have been asking many nurses if they have heard of it and their responses have been ‘no’?

Please can you advise if the block is necessary?  I have been doing some research and the side affects and posts from patients online haven’t been positive.  All we want to know is the success rate of someone aged 74, whose strength isn’t as it used to be, has suffered with low blood pressure and has a leaking valve, having the block and it was successful.  Did the pain go away and the mortality rate.  

Please can you help?

thank you so much.  S