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Injections

akacountrygirl
akacountrygirl
So I have been getting injections for the past several months....Still on pain meds and hating it. Injections are not working and now I am in debt from medical bills.

Next step is burning the nerves. Has this ever helped anyone???
irocket
irocket
Hi aka,

There are several alternatives to try before you go that route. I would do a lot of research and get a second opinion first.

What are other treatments you have tried?
gr8ful2b
gr8ful2b
I have nerve damage in addition to a myriad of other pain issues. I went and had a nerve root block. Wow, what a difference. I'm not pain free by any stretch of the imagination but am much better. Have you asked your PMD to see if you might be a good candidate for it? I hope you do. It was well worth it for me. Good luck.
beautifulb
beautifulb
Hi there!! I don't have much to add because the others have given you wonderful info....I have spinal issues as well and have had several ESI procedures but no nerve blocks...just surgery. I just want to say what the others have essentially said and it is explore all the options first before choosing this route. Definitely get a second opinion!
deleted_user
deleted_user
hi there,
I have had over 35 nerve blocks and \I can tell you they did not help. I also had nerve burning surgery. I have rsd and so they only way to kill the pain is burn the nerve. Wrong burning the nerve does not kill it. I was walking in pain went I went in for my surgery to burn nerve going down left leg. Well I ended up being paralyzed from the waist down. I am in worse pain now/So please be very careful get at least three opinions good luck and write me any time isabee
deleted_user
deleted_user
It's hard to give a hard yes or no on treatments...because everyone responds differently.
Are you talking about ablation ?
My PM Dr said how you responded to the injections was a good indicator of how ablation would work.
( there are different kinds of injections, though, too.)

What ever you decide..
I wish you luck.
Jc
Paulina12
Paulina12
My husband just had the ablation, RF, (radio frequency), Neuronomy (sp) all those names I have heard it called where they do burn the nerves so they die.
He did well with the preliminary injections and had the real thing done in two separate treatments about one month apart.

It has seemed to help him. He began to go out and do lots of yard work because he felt better and got himself tangled up in a huge flare that is just subsiding so now maybe we can see how he is feeling on a more even keel.