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AttyBand
AttyBand

I had no idea what Excruciating Pain was. Does Radio Frequency Ablation I the facet joint nerve work?

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  • Gizmo1963
    Gizmo1963 AttyBand

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    Hi AttyBand, I am waiting to have my facet joint radio frequency denervation repeated. I think this is the same as ablation where the nerve r are burnt away. I had this procedure on my lumbar and cervical joints and really was the best pain relief I have had. Cortisone injections seem to no longer work well for me. You only realise once the nerves finally grow back how excruciating the pain really is. For me, this procedure was very good.
    • AttyBand
      AttyBand Gizmo1963

      Posted

      Aww s***. Yes I've heard the nerves do grow back but that's not good if the pain is even worse than it was before
    • Gizmo1963
      Gizmo1963 AttyBand

      Posted

      Wouldn't say it comes back worse, it's just you forget how bad the pain was. All you do is have the procedure repeated 😀
    • AttyBand
      AttyBand Gizmo1963

      Posted

      That's great. At this point the pain is so unbearable I can't even raise my head up. I'm desperate to get this procedure even though the doctor tells me that it may hurt even worse for the first two weeks or so
    • Gizmo1963
      Gizmo1963 AttyBand

      Posted

      My pain was so severe before having the RFA done, that I felt instant relief after the procedure. The pain afterwards for the first 10 days was like sunburn but I could deal with that far better than the nerve and joint pain that I had before. I then had cervical denervation and am due my next lumbar procedure on 29th October. If it was that bad I doubt I would ask for the procedure to be repeated. I had my last 2 done on a Friday and went back to work both times on the Monday
    • AttyBand
      AttyBand Gizmo1963

      Posted

      I'm just praying that it really helps me as much as it did you
    • Gizmo1963
      Gizmo1963 AttyBand

      Posted

      I hope it helps you too as I come telly understand the pain you are in. When are you having your procedure?
  • cynthia70714
    cynthia70714 AttyBand

    Posted

    I had that done for almost 6 months, did not help made it worse, well I had to have a fusion done so the doctor try to fix the nerve in my back by cutting out and putting in new nerve from my side since they were taking bone graft from there, it didn't work neither fusion or nerve replacement or regrowth as they called it, its been 20 years and still in pain and now my last resource is the nevro senza which I'm getting permanently put in on Sept 24th all I am hoping that the pain goes away. Good luck...
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