I haven't even Heard of it...

as Bad as My Pain is, I do not believe I am as bad as many on here...and I am sorry to hear that you have been in so Much pain...that these Treatments are your Options...To have the Nerves of your Spine deadend sounds terrifying to me...they wanted to do some type of Nerve Block Therapy...scared me to death...and so I refused it...

Hugs and hoping you get some answers !!

don't know is it the same thing on a lower level to use a "TENS UNIT"
i have detoxed myself from most meds & using my "tens" every night or as needed & it seems to be lessen the pain intenisty! more tolerable for me ea day! Mine is the Inferenal, which means i have different frequncys & rotation sequeince!w/4 pads

how have you felt since you had the one side done ??? please let us know!

Ive never heard of it either but best of luck!

I've heard of this procedure for heart patients in certain circumstances, but not familiar with this for the nerves. In a way it makes sense to me, but in my mind there would be a fine line as well... I would be a bit worried about not being able to feel a certain amount of pain as well... But still don't know enough about it... may have to check that out though.

Hugs and Best of Luck!

I went through a rhyzotomy....where they use microwaves and sear the nerve endings. One of the most painful procedures I have ever gone through and I never did feel like it did a damn thing for me. I don't of anyone else who has gone through it so can't give you any other opinion and experience but my own/

I wish you luck. Gentle hugs...

This sounds like what I get, is it kind of like Micro current? Where you lay down and they put those pads of wires on you, I get one under the neck and the other where the most pain is. I do it for an hour and you must be fully hydrated. This is not a procedure most people will here of because pretty much no regular doctor is going to use alternative tools. This is why I am so glad I cut out all those crappy docs. I have a primary but I only use it for when I need scans. I don't use a Rheumy because this guy knows what he is doing, keep looking until you find that right person. I went through about 50 doctors. I use a Homeopath M.D. ex surgeon. Anyways it has helped my pain some what, the only real effect way is to be using it everyday. Once every two weeks is good but they say you see the most effects with one at home. My doctor is going to start renting them out, maybe yours offers that? Hope this helps, let me know if I can do anything else.

I thought it sounded similar to a tens treatment but I looked it up. This from WebMD:

Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) is a procedure used to reduce pain. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain signals from that specific area.

Which Conditions Are Treated With Radiofrequency Ablation?
RFA can be used to help patients with chronic (long-lasting) low-back and neck pain and pain related to the degeneration of joints from arthritis.

How Long Does Pain Relief From Radiofrequency Ablation Last?
The degree of pain relief varies, depending on the cause and location of the pain. Pain relief from RFA can last from six to 12 months and in some cases, relief can last for years. More than 70% of patients treated with RFA experience pain relief.

Is Radiofrequency Ablation Safe?
RFA has proven to be a safe and effective way to treat some forms of pain. It also is generally well-tolerated, with very few associated complications. There is a slight risk of infection and bleeding at the insertion site. Your doctor can advise you about your particular risk.

What Are the Side Effects of Radiofrequency Ablation?
The main side effect of RFA is some discomfort, including swelling and bruising, at the site of the treatment, but this generally goes away after a few days.

The full article can be found at: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-ablation

I think I'd try everything else first for FM because of the poking part, but if I had pain from irreparable spinal damage, it would sound reasonable..

Thanks to all of you that replied.
Before agreeing to have this done..I did go to WEBMD to check it out. After running the gammit of trying everything out there...(even the TENS unit)...this seemed to be a safe procedure..so I chose this route. (Feel sometimes you are ever just grabbing at straws, to find ANYTHING that will help with giving you some kind of relief from the PAIN?..guess that is where I am..)
The procedure itself is painful enough. The Doctor gives you a local in the areas of the spine where he then uses (from what I could sorta see) looks like a long flexible needle that he snakes in between vertabra, to the nerves he wants to deaden. Hooks the other end of the needle to a machine that sends electric current to the nerve ending ..and burns them. This was done under x-ray..which when he did the right side I could see.
Guess I am a little more frightened just having the left side done...it seems to be so much more painful...actually hurting So much worse than it did before having it done...and since it has been a week..I thought I would feel some kind of relief by now...instead of the pain being in certain areas in my back...and hips....it's now radiated throughout my whole left side.
JUST CALL ME FRUSTRATED!!
Thanks again to you all,
Lori

Yikes! I'd have nightmares if I ever dreamed. I was imagining little incisions, or needle pricks. You are far braver than I.

I wasn't this sensitive growing up. I was a tough athlete. I'm such a wimp about pain anymore. For me, breaking my skin causes a flare. I was dx'd with FM 17 years ago but it's only been a problem these past 5-7 years.

I would think that the abuse of your tissue along the parade route of the wire is the source of your current pain but that's my inner wimp talking.

Have you tried anything herbal? I suggest Boswellia so much, people are probably sick of it, but have you tried it?

i havent heard of that...but I think its the same ablation that they use on the uterus to put you into early menopause...that I have had done and it worked.....