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Forum: iSpine 07-25-2012, 02:01 AM
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Posted By diver110
What I actually got was a radiofrequency...

What I actually got was a radiofrequency ablation. Sad to say, it did not work. See the San Diego pain doc tomorrow, head back east on 8/1. In the interim, I am being treated by a physical...
Forum: iSpine 06-13-2012, 03:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,629
Posted By diver110
As I understand it, I was not given steroids (I...

As I understand it, I was not given steroids (I was previously, did not work). They only told me to monitor the block over the first few hours. It was administered under xray....
Forum: iSpine 06-13-2012, 05:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,629
Posted By diver110
Had medial branch block.....

Was 50%-70% better of over the following several hours. Is that enough to justify a rhyzotomy?
Forum: iSpine 06-07-2012, 04:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,966
Posted By diver110
Well, I saw the pain doc today, one of the top...

Well, I saw the pain doc today, one of the top pain docs in San Diego. He was unenthsiastic about long-term vicodin use, but allowed how some people are able to do so. Others have issues with...
Forum: iSpine 06-07-2012, 04:00 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,530
Posted By diver110
Fair points, I suspect. How many treatments did...

Fair points, I suspect. How many treatments did it take for you to notice improvement?
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2012, 01:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,530
Posted By diver110
Prolotherapy poll

I have had prolotherapy. Zip benefit. I see that it has helped John Galt, on the other hand. I thought it might be helpful to run a thread where people can report whether or not they have seen any...
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2012, 02:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,966
Posted By diver110
I would need to get a facet block first. Have...

I would need to get a facet block first. Have not had that done yet. I am pretty fit and have done extensive PT. I don't have much in the way of leg weakness or sciatica, just localized L3 pain. ...
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2012, 01:06 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,966
Posted By diver110
Newbie question, meds v rhyzotomy

I have had back trouble for 40 years (i.e. since I was 19), but up until about a year ago I was able to manage it with massage, yoga, and chiropractic. Then things took a dramatic turn for the...
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