3 weeks post rhizotomy - is there still hope?

[beka]

Hi everyone

I had a facet joint rhizotomy (nerve ablation) done to 6 levels of the left side of my back, t10 - l3. It was 3 weeks ago today.

For the first 10 or so days I had a lot of soreness from the procedure, but it felt like my 'normal' pain was less.

Since then, I have my normal pain, and then some.

I know there's been discussion on rhizotomies before, and I know that it can take 4-6 weeks to get results. But what about until then, is it to be expected to have extra pain up till that point?

The pain is predominanty where I usually get pain, but covering a little more area, and it's still pretty intense. I knew the relief was not likely to be complete at this stage, but did think I'd be feeling some relief by this point. Could it mean the nerves have not been properly ablated?

Thanks for any and all replies.