Chronic Pain Support Group

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RF ablasion

jspencereds
jspencereds
They are wanting to do this for my ear nerve pain. Does anyone know how hard this is and how good it works?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have RF rhizotomies/neurotomies on my lumbar spine once a year. It really helps in that it blocks the pain signals to the brain. Different location on the body, but should have the same effects.

It is a quick procedure. You are awake during it, but can be mildly sedated. The doctor will either stimulate the nerves in order to recreate the pain; find the one causing the problems. Or he may inject local anesthetic to see if the pain goes away. Once the culprit(s) are found, they are then heated with RF until destroyed.

It works really well for me. It doesn't fully eliminate the pain, but lessens it quite a lot. But that may be due to the location. Downfall is that the nerves will regenerate. Length of time varies from person to person.

Hope this helps.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I had it done a while back, and I got some relief from it, my relief was short lived, but then again my issues are spinal, not in the ear, so maybe this is something that you should seriously consider to see if it can bring you the relief that you so desperately need. Good luck and let us know how it goes.......
jspencereds
jspencereds
Thank you. That is very good and helpful info. Helps take some of the fear out of it