@kremer1 Yes I am on pain meds. I was originally diagnosed ACNES about 7 years after my small abominal wall injury which was left unrepaired for 6 yrs because it didnt show on scans, you may have read what I previously wrote on this blog.
I had about 4 nerve blocks, none of them helped. The pain was always much deeper than the nerve blocks went. My Dr couldn't understand why it was so deep. Ultimately a hernia surgeon suggested to me I might have Celiac (solar) Plexus pain, which i now believe is correct and ACNES is not correct. The nerve bundle affected in my case sits on the Aorta. Im in No hurry to do that block, it comes with risks, but its debilitating pain, life altering.
More to your point if you have nerve pain, stabbing, burning, gnawing, sharp it is probably nerve pain.
Im on 3x oxycodone which does help but I get best relief from xanex , which I find helps nerve pain greatly. Also I finally gave in and started pregabalin, I can't take Gabapentin. After a few days I started getting very good relief with the pregabalin at 75 mg. I was loathe to add another medicine, but jt has helped my excruciating pain to the point im out of bed and slowly regaining a life. I believe the Spinal Cord Stimulator did a tremendous amount of damage to my central nervous system. Im beyond relieved its out.
One day at a time....