anyone have experience with medial branch nerve block for back pain?
My back problems have gotten significantly worse since my WLS. I don't think that's due to my WLS, but that's what has happened. I'm aware that I may just have to live with it but I'm not quite ready to accept that yet.
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I had RF ablation on both my legs a few years ago. It was amazing! It removes the pain signal but you retain complete feeling. They did it from the knee down, so I have no idea of the risks further up the nerve chain. That's definitely something to discuss with the pain management specialist. A good one (and it's kind of hit or miss finding a good one) is worth his/her weight in gold. I've also had several nerve block injections and a few steroid injections. They were temporary at best. The RF for me was a better and longer lasting result.