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Lumbar ablation to relieve pain.
I had a lumbar steroid injection a while back. It only relieved pain for a few days. I am wondering if anyone has had a lumbar ablation, and if so was it successful?
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I'm thinking that you are referring to a nerve ablation. After my fall I had several injections which helped for about three weeks. Then I had RF ablations on my L5-S1 nerves. No help. Hope this answers your question.
I'm in the process. So far I've had the medial branch block. Not sure what that's supposed to show. Sue to various factors I'm not scheduled for my next appt for a couple more weeks.
I had a lumbar ablation and it lasted me about 2 weeks.
I had RFA in July 2025. It lasted until August of this year. I just had RFA again the end of September. It hasn’t done quite as well so far, but I am also taking care of my husband who had double TLIF surgery mid September which has continued to strain my lower back. I do have some relief.
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1 ReactionI am considering a lumbar ablation for pretty severe lumbar stenosis. One concern I have is due to my heart failure. I am on blood thinners and would have to off of those for 5 days 3 separate times. Could that cause some problems with the procedure? The other concern is that I have incontinence issues. Could the ablation worsen my incontinence?
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Medial branch block suggests that I'm not a good candidate for RFA. Next up is Sprint PNS system.
Another voice in the crowd. I had bilateral lumbar radiofrequency ablations in October for spinal stenosis and arthritis, and they did exactly nothing. At least I'm no worse, but definitely no better.
Just saw my doctor this morning, and at this point there's basically nothing to do except manage it as best as we can.
@anewyorker Has your doc mentioned either a spinal cord stimulator trial or a pain pump trial. Some people have benefitted greatly from them. May you experience some pain relief this holiday season. Keep well and be blessed.
@heisenberg34 Thank you for your kind thoughts. I don't think I'm quite bad enough for an implanted device; the pain isn't intolerable and I'm going to try to manage it by simpler means. But thank you for the suggestions and your good wishes.
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