Hi All,
I haven't been to this site for so long and I have just got caught up on
most everyone. I had the radio frequency done 4 weeks ago and I can
finally say good things. It started 2 months ago with a hypogastric
plexic block. This was done in the spine to see if he could locate the
nerve and if I could get some relief immediately after the procedure and
I did. I had 20 hours of complete pain relief from my nerve which is
located at the top of the vaginal wall (following a vag. hyst). Dr.
Korell has tried to remove this nerve twice and each time I had a 50%
reduction of pain but still remained on 3 Methadone tabs per day.
This pain relief made me a candidate for the radio. They go into the
spine again (this time I could have Verced because he knew where the
nerve was and when he found the nerve he hooked the needle up to a
machine which heated up the nerve to 45 degrees C. This lasted about 10
minutes on each side of my spine. I have suffered greatly since this
was done and my pain meds have gone up to 5 per day but slowly I am
improving now and as of yesterday I am down to 2.5 pills!!! The pain is
no longer where it was but is more a soreness in the back radiating to
the hips and ribs. I am hoping for complete pain relief. Aren't we
all!! I just can't tell you how excited I am. However, this is a
temporary cure and can last up to 3 years at best. And then it will
need to be repeated. I can take that. If anyone wants more info please
contact me. Love, Joanne