Nerve Ablation

[Travelassie]

Originally Posted by KaraG

Thanks, I guess we'll find out. My sister had hers today, my mom will be next. They have both been in terrible pain, one from a bad accident, the other from degenerative back disease/arthritis/osteoporosis, etc.

Hopefully it will work well to control their pain, and for the maximum amount of time one would expect from ablations. Maybe you can let us know how it all turns out?

[jaminhealth]

Originally Posted by KaraG

Thanks, I guess we'll find out. My sister had hers today, my mom will be next. They have both been in terrible pain, one from a bad accident, the other from degenerative back disease/arthritis/osteoporosis, etc.

It will be interesting to see how they do with this work. Let us know. I know no one personally but just those who have reported in the other group I've mentioned.

[Bungalove]

Originally Posted by Travelassie

I'd guess (from information from one of my own family members who looked into nerve ablation for neck pain), that they tend to want to ensure an accurate diagnosis, identify the exact source of the pain, and try more conservative methods for pain relief, before they resort to nerve ablation. It may also be that the patient's insurance company will not pay for nerve ablations before such conservative measures such as oral anti- inflammatory meds, physical therapy, steroid injections, etc have been tried, failed and these attempts documented.

What I never realized until I read the following article was that nerve ablation results for neck/back pain are temporary, not permanent, lasting about 6 months or so, possibly up to one year. That's because those ablated nerves grow back. I always thought ablations for any condition were permanent.

https://www.spineuniverse.com/treatm...acroiliac-pain

I was evaluated at Johns Hopkins for ablation of my occipital nerve which I crushed in a fall on a concrete sidewalk. The doctor told me exactly what you posted, that ablated nerves grow back and that the results would be temporary. Since it was already extremely difficult for me to get to the hospital and back, I declined the procedure. I had previously had nerve blocks, both for the occipital neuralgia and also cervical spondylosis, which is primarily on the left side of my neck. I've got over 20 years of various pain management techniques since the occipital nerve injury, and I really thought the ablation would be a permanent solution. It was disappointing to find out that it would not be so.

[Buckeye77]

My significant other is has had the block performed twice, and will have the ablation done in a couple of weeks. If it gives her 6 to 12 month of relief, Praise the Lord!

[KaraG]

Originally Posted by Travelassie

Hopefully it will work well to control their pain, and for the maximum amount of time one would expect from ablations. Maybe you can let us know how it all turns out?

I sure will.