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Fibromyalgia Was the most chronic pain you could imagine.
Fibromyalgia | Last Active: Aug 13, 2023 | Replies (59)Comment receiving replies
Hi @irr4et. I had nerve blocks and ablations prior to qualifying for Medicare so I can't speak to their rules and regulations regarding coverage. It sounds like nerve blocks are not the right move for you if they continue to cause aggravation in the tissues and increasing pain. Honestly, I ended up discontinuing these procedures because of increased pain from Central Sensitization Syndrome. Each person's experience is unique and may vary. What works for one may not work for the next. Have you considered trying a self-management approach and tools to help calm pain instead of procedures that cause more?
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Hi rwinney, I’ve never had an ablation but I did have an injection of lidocaine on the trunk of my left occipital nerve tree (a block) in 2018. That night I slept on my Rt side and some of the lidocaine and Bupivocaine seeped to center, Rt side and down into C6 and T1 area, and I guess the best word to describe what it did to the tissues there is “scalding”. Since then I have progressed to Central Pain Syndrome also. Pain builds more pain as u, I and many others have learned. Do u think the pain of the burning of the nerve caused u to progress to CPS?
My Occ nerve is so sick and so painful that it is impairing my general health - my adrenals are worn out, I’ve lost lots of muscle all over, I have messed up digestion and sleep. Fatigue so easily. I am unsure what is the rt thing to do about that nerve. God bless you and everyone who is reading this 🙏🏻