Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Thoracic Spine Treatment
We moved to a new house in January. The packing, carrying boxes, etc. have me in screaming pain from my middle back and I have been on around the clock narcotics. Last week I went to Dr. Bottros, pain management and got an injection. I told him I needed more permanent relief. The next step is nerve ablation for the nerves that are trapped between the vertebrae where my disc has eroded. The ablation went very well with my knee so I'm somewhat hopeful that this may provide some relief for my back. I'm supposed to call him when my steroid injections where's off.
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I had the thoracic nerve ablation done. The right side went well with minimum side effects and moderate to significant pain relief. The left side however, caused significant deep burning sensations for several weeks. That part of my back still hurts to touch. So it's hard to tell if there's been any real improvement as I deal with recovery. I'm hoping that I'll be able to tell what relief I have gotten in another couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteI had the thoracic nerve ablation done. The right side went well with minimum side effects and moderate to significant pain relief. The left side however, caused significant deep burning sensations for several weeks. That part of my back still hurts to touch. So it's hard to tell if there's been any real improvement as I deal with recovery. I'm hoping that I'll be able to tell what relief I have gotten in another couple of weeks.
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