2nd diagnostic today
Well today I’m going to make a more timely update.
Today was my second diagnostic at the pain clinic. This is a diagnostic for the possible radio-frequency nerve ablation. Today we did the same procedure as last week *except* they used long-acting anesthesia instead of short-acting anesthesia. Today it went better than last time, I think because I knew how difficult it would be. Last week I wasn’t expecting it to be so painful. I’ve had some sustained pain relief today – not all the pain, and (again) not as much relief as I expected.
Maybe the theme here is that my expectations are too high?
I’ll call the doctor later this week and tell him the results of the procedure. From there he will help me to decide if that amount (and duration) of pain relief is good or not. That is, if the results would indicate success for the RFA or not. I’ll update when I have that information and have made a final decision.
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Wowza! Good luck. Maybe this is the right path? I hope it leads to wonderful, painless times!
I’ll be interested to find out what you decide. Good luck!
good to hear how it went. I don’t think it is unreasonable to expect them to find some solutions!
Thinking of you and hoping this works for you…
Hoping this works!!!
Em, I finally had a change in procedures – the Radio Freq! I had it done Jan 29th, and so far it has been the best procedure thus far. Hope it works for you. I believe it is just starting to wear off.