I have ongoing and worsening lower back pain for many years. It's getting harder to handle it (can't be as active as in the past). After mediications failed I had three ablations about 6 weeks apart. The First and second were wonderful - the third failed and Medicare will not allow another one due to the failure (hard to believe, eh?) Last week had epidural which was no help at all. I am trying to keep going, taking extra-strength Tylenol by the handful, wearing a lower back brace (over the counter, not with script from MD), trying to maintain a positive outlook. I'm 84 so I know I'm bound to have a few aches and pains but it is hard to bear. You can always give the ablation a try and if it works, then great! Otherwise look for other pain killers.
I have lower back pain too . Nothing seems to help. I try to keep positive but it is sooo hard. I am going to PT now. Hoping it will help. Hope you get relief
I still have the same pain so far. I have heard that sometimes it takes time for an ablation to take effect. I had high hopes that this would take pain away at least for a while. I guess I’ll be going back to the neurologist at pain clinic.
I still have the same pain so far. I have heard that sometimes it takes time for an ablation to take effect. I had high hopes that this would take pain away at least for a while. I guess I’ll be going back to the neurologist at pain clinic.
It does take some time before you feel some relief. I’ve had 2 ablations on L4/5. One lasted 16 months the other is still helping and it’s been 14 so far. However my husband had it done on L3/4 and it didn’t help much. It’s really individualized therapy works on some and not others.
I still have the same pain so far. I have heard that sometimes it takes time for an ablation to take effect. I had high hopes that this would take pain away at least for a while. I guess I’ll be going back to the neurologist at pain clinic.
I have had the ablation about three times. I had spurs gouging into the nerves so it helped a lot. I still have back problems but not the sharp unrelenting pain that I had before. I am so glad I had it done before my Dr retired.
I recently had ablation bilaterally on L4-L5 and L5-S1.
The left side showed good improvement while the right side was just marginally improved. Unfortunately both sides have pretty much reverted to original pain after 6 weeks so it was repeated again on left side only. That was about 4 weeks ago with not much improvement so still very limited pain free movement. Good luck...many people have ongoing improvement of 9-12 months.
I recently had ablation bilaterally on L4-L5 and L5-S1.
The left side showed good improvement while the right side was just marginally improved. Unfortunately both sides have pretty much reverted to original pain after 6 weeks so it was repeated again on left side only. That was about 4 weeks ago with not much improvement so still very limited pain free movement. Good luck...many people have ongoing improvement of 9-12 months.
Sorry, your ablation isn't giving lasting relief. I'm scheduled for an ablation next Thursday. Nothing has worked yet. I have had numerous steroid injections and a stimulator that I had removed. Pain pills do not help. I have read about good and bad results on this site. With my track record, I don't know if this will help. My pain level is very high. Any thoughts if it might work for me? Does it hurt to have done it, and how long will it be before I see results? Thanks for any input you can give me.
Sorry, your ablation isn't giving lasting relief. I'm scheduled for an ablation next Thursday. Nothing has worked yet. I have had numerous steroid injections and a stimulator that I had removed. Pain pills do not help. I have read about good and bad results on this site. With my track record, I don't know if this will help. My pain level is very high. Any thoughts if it might work for me? Does it hurt to have done it, and how long will it be before I see results? Thanks for any input you can give me.
I had an ablation Apr. 2023. It lasted for me until Jan. of this year. The one I did this year, didn't do anything. I didn't think much of the procedure. There was just a moment of pain. I think the anticipation of the procedure is worse.
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I have lower back pain too . Nothing seems to help. I try to keep positive but it is sooo hard. I am going to PT now. Hoping it will help. Hope you get relief
I get them every 8 mts at a time for severe facet joint arthritis and spinelelithesis. Gives me great pain
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I still have the same pain so far. I have heard that sometimes it takes time for an ablation to take effect. I had high hopes that this would take pain away at least for a while. I guess I’ll be going back to the neurologist at pain clinic.
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1 ReactionIt does take some time before you feel some relief. I’ve had 2 ablations on L4/5. One lasted 16 months the other is still helping and it’s been 14 so far. However my husband had it done on L3/4 and it didn’t help much. It’s really individualized therapy works on some and not others.
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2 ReactionsI have had several ablations. I experienced about a week to ten days to feel the full affect. God bless you, brotherchuckles80
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1 ReactionI have had the ablation about three times. I had spurs gouging into the nerves so it helped a lot. I still have back problems but not the sharp unrelenting pain that I had before. I am so glad I had it done before my Dr retired.
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1 ReactionI had one to relieve pain from SI joint ligament tear. My leg is now turning out and causing hip pain. I would try PT before any ablation. .
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2 ReactionsI recently had ablation bilaterally on L4-L5 and L5-S1.
The left side showed good improvement while the right side was just marginally improved. Unfortunately both sides have pretty much reverted to original pain after 6 weeks so it was repeated again on left side only. That was about 4 weeks ago with not much improvement so still very limited pain free movement. Good luck...many people have ongoing improvement of 9-12 months.
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2 ReactionsSorry, your ablation isn't giving lasting relief. I'm scheduled for an ablation next Thursday. Nothing has worked yet. I have had numerous steroid injections and a stimulator that I had removed. Pain pills do not help. I have read about good and bad results on this site. With my track record, I don't know if this will help. My pain level is very high. Any thoughts if it might work for me? Does it hurt to have done it, and how long will it be before I see results? Thanks for any input you can give me.
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1 ReactionI had an ablation Apr. 2023. It lasted for me until Jan. of this year. The one I did this year, didn't do anything. I didn't think much of the procedure. There was just a moment of pain. I think the anticipation of the procedure is worse.
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