Hi Keri. Sorry to hear about your pain. I, too, have been searching for a solution for my chronci groin pain caused by nerve damage from prior surgery. Have had my pain 3 years. I am on pain meds. have tried PT, injections and denervation of my permatic chord. I am exploring Peripheral Nerve Stimulation. Doc told me RFA isn;t covered by insurance.

Tomb
My doc also warned me about RFA not being covered by insurance. Lucky mine was because it would have costed me around $2500. RFA did not change my pain at all!
I tried Peripheral nerve stim w/ 2 leads into my groin, & as I mentioned it did not help. possibly due to it being infected the entire year I had it in???? I am probably going to try a spinal cord stim in the next 2 months.
When you had your denervation done did it make any difference? Are you numb? Did it decrease or increase your pain? My docs in Bismarck & the one I saw n Mayo, Rochester MN, did not recommend denervation because of the possibility of it increasing my pain. To tell you the truth I have so much pain that most days I can't imaging it getting any worse! Pain meds don't help my pain & I am very sensitive to most meds that can help w/ neuritis.

My doc told me the same thing about RFA. Sorry it didn't help you. The denervation worked for about 10 months and th new pain I have now is not as intense opr in the same spot.. It was denervation of the spermatic chord. The last pain doc I saw said he wouldn't have recommended the denervation - but not sure why. Not sure if my new pain is from it or the orginal surgery. Google microsurgical denervation to learn more. A doc in Chicago did my surgery.

tomb, can you please share with me who was the Chicago doc that performed your denervation. How are you feeling now? Also have you ever been to a Peripheral Nerve Institute who specializes in peipheral nerves. When I google this lots come up & it's overwhelming!!

It was Laurence Levine. Since my last post I went through a 3 1/2 week pain rehabilitation program at Mayo. They are wonderful people. I am off my medicines and am managing my pain though tools like relaxation, distraction, and deep breathing. I highly recommend the program.

hi @tomb1 I suffer since 5 years ago a pudendal nerve chonic pain. I heard about this Mayo Clinic program to relieve pain and as I live in argentina is very expensive for me make treatments in the US or in Europe, but this program sound good if people recommend it. because is not invasive and for sure has no side effects. how much would yyou recomend it?