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Your experiences with RFA (Radiofrequency Ablation)?
Spine Health | Last Active: May 16 11:08pm | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
Long story . . . . I'll make it short . . . Have been dealing with neck/spinel pain and arm pain for 3 months . . . I have been taking medicine as prescribed to deal with the pain from my shoulder/neck to my fingers that are numb. MRI, specific x-ray of the neck, CT . . . I had a spinal epidural over two weeks ago and I received little relief . . pain still at times level 10. Doctors have increased the medication. The discussion now is Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) . Has anyone had this and was the results good or just OK. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing back.
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Having this done next week, lower spine. Hope for relief. Will update with results.
Had two ablations on l4 l5. For me personally it gave local pain relief in spine but not the pain radiating down leg as that nerve couldn't be touched.
It did allow me 2 full years of on off activity before having to do fusion. Its worth a try if combined with PT.
Best if hope and healing to you.
I have had 3 radio frequency ablations. All
3 were in my neck. They seemed to work for 3 months and then pain gradually comes back. I have exhausted all types of therapy and now they want to fuse 2
Levels of my neck.
Thank you the information. How long did it take from just the pain and the 3 RRA? Hopefully all goes smoothly with your surgery.
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Plenty here about it. First they deaden nerves to see if the offers relief. If not then don't waste more time with it.
BTW has anyone ever had epidurals in their cervical spine area?