Anyone had an ablation for lower back pain

Posted by natrele @natrele, 3 days ago

I’ve had low back pain for 2 years. Pain injections did no good. Any good results with ablation

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@tidel

Yes, ablations work, for me it lasts about 5 months.

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Lower back pain helped by taking vit b 1 & 2 😘

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@frankiechi

I had a RF Ablation last June; about as much relief as the back surgery a year before: none.

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Saw in utube lower back pain is symptom almost always of vitamin b1&2 deficiency. Started using unfortified beers yeast and it's getting better everyday😘

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After a car accident many years ago I had two back surgeries which removed lumbar discs 4 and 5. At that
time fusion was out of fashion. They simply dissolved the discs leaving gaps between the vertebrae. Afterwards
it progressed to degenerative disc disease. Pain was serious and progressive. I was lucky to find a doctor who preforms X-Ray guided radio frequency ablation. I get the shot every 6 weeks. Sometimes the relief is so
great I almost jump off the table. The procedure has given me a better life and much more ability to do things
I could not have done before. I know nothing will forestall the progress of aging and all the changes we know that brings. I highly recommend thorough investigation of the clinic/doctors offering any pain therapies.
When my doctor moved farther away from me I tried two different clinics. I only went one time to each.
Pain therapy is big business and not all practitioners are created equal. Good luck to everybody!

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@bobjac5

I’ve had this done twice on my lower back. It gave me my life back. Prior 15 years I’ve tried many things. Injections, trigger point . Then major surgery,
a fusion, next taking the hardware out thinking my body was rejecting it, next three different times having pain stimulators implanted, but they always navigated to the other side. Neuropathy stimulator for foot from big surgery. Lots of morphine, injections, finally an ablation. First one lasted about 18 months second one it’s been a little over 2 years. It’s time again.
No side effects.

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Can you explain what is the Term “ ablation”
I’m suffering from Lowes back pain due to a falling straight to the ground hitting my lumbar bone very hard., as resulting L3 shifted to the front and my lumbar bone was truncated and I’m suffering with bad pain, bad posture, cant stand straight and both legs are hurting and left foot is hurting a lot!!!! Need some advice please.
God Bless you on Holly Tuesday 💜

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An ablation deadens the nerves so the pain doesn’t go to your brain. Sounds like you need to go to an orthopedic doctor.

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@bobjac5

I’ve had this done twice on my lower back. It gave me my life back. Prior 15 years I’ve tried many things. Injections, trigger point . Then major surgery,
a fusion, next taking the hardware out thinking my body was rejecting it, next three different times having pain stimulators implanted, but they always navigated to the other side. Neuropathy stimulator for foot from big surgery. Lots of morphine, injections, finally an ablation. First one lasted about 18 months second one it’s been a little over 2 years. It’s time again.
No side effects.

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Do the nerves grow back? Is this why repeat ablation is needed? I am working with a good pain Dr. here in Atlanta area. I did call Mayo today on their program.

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@frankiechi

I had a RF Ablation last June; about as much relief as the back surgery a year before: none.

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Ur surgery nor ablation helped? I am working on a nerve block.

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@reneerenee

Do the nerves grow back? Is this why repeat ablation is needed? I am working with a good pain Dr. here in Atlanta area. I did call Mayo today on their program.

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I think the nerves do grow back. I had an ablation June 2024 at Mayo and still ok. Made a difference as experienced after each of the two “test” injections. Had my right hip replaced (traumatic fall) 2019 not at Mayo—near where I fell so and I do have pain and some issues. Never sure of which issue causes the pain.

Before the ablation I had 3 (at once) trigger point injection. Helped a lot!

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